Frank Kozik, the artist who designed posters and album covers for quite a few bands, died on Saturday. His album covers embody Queens of the Stone Age’s self-titled album, Melvins’ Houdini, and the Offspring’s Americana. Bands together with Nirvana, Sonic Youth, the White Stripes, Butthole Surfers, and Beastie Boys are among the many many artists who commissioned tour posters. He was 61.
“Frank was a person bigger than himself, an icon in every style he labored in,” an announcement shared by Kozik’s spouse Sharon reads. “He dramatically modified the trade he was part of. He was a inventive drive of nature. We’re so past fortunate and honored to have been a part of his journey, and he will likely be missed past what phrases might ever categorical. He cherished his spouse, his cats, traditional muscle vehicles, mentoring others, and Disneyland. His forceful presence will likely be missed by all who knew him. His legacy, like all nice masters, will dwell on by means of his artwork and our reminiscences of him.”
Kozik began doing posters whereas residing in Austin within the early ’80s after getting consideration from bands for his work as a part of the mail artwork group. He steadily acquired work for company advert campaigns, participated in gallery exhibits, and finally began his label Man’s Spoil Information. Man’s Spoil launched music by Kyuss, Excessive on Hearth, Melvins, and extra. He was the inventive director of Kidrobot, the restricted version artwork toy firm.
He attributed the aesthetic of his most well-known work to his “darkish humorousness” and rising up in punk rock. “I used to be a part of the trash world,” he mentioned in 2018. “I used to be a no-education loser particular person, and was undoubtedly into hedonistic experiences. Whereas I’ve an appreciation of nice artwork and I perceive it, I used to be going to punk rock exhibits, not faculty nor museums. The entire stuff that basically turned my crank was that stuff, and it was all stuff that we might form of reproduce in our personal lives; we might get a shitty automotive and drive round actual quick, and we might hang around with enjoyable folks and celebration… and numerous that stuff is actually visually arresting. It’s all energy imagery, and it actually will get primary impulses throughout: intercourse, medicine, violence, bizarre shit.”