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Phish by AJ Masthay for Gig Prints in 2010. You can own #13/100 for the Jazzfest 2010 Gig Prints show by AJ Masthay.
Hartford, CT based lino-sculpting maestro AJ Masthay has carved out a nice space in the poster community with vibrant bold prints across music genres, though most notably working with Phil & Friends and Dead & Co. across their tours. Starting as a Phish lot artist, AJ has always been a fan of the scene just as much as a powerful player and his open studio events are not to be missed!
Gig Prints have a rich history in the US. Born out of the psychedelic rock music of the 60s, the first known Gig Print was for a band called Charlatans performing in San Francisco in This poster is often referred to as "The Seed" and from all it took was a little psychedelic water to see this new art genre blossom!
What began as a way to promote an upcoming show has now evolved to be used to commemorate the performance. We now see gig prints for nearly every major performance, with some shows having multiple artists for a single show or creating individual works of art for each night for a multi-stay stand. Oftentimes, these concert posters, or gig prints, are screen printed, and signed or numbered, representing a limited edition, capping the number of prints that are in market. In addition to these show versions, many times artists have allotments they sell personally, usually after the event has taken place, these are marked as AE or AP and sometimes also numbered in themselves. The size of the run, the popularity of the show, or the art itself, can all impact the value of each gig print.
This gig print was made for a specific show or run of shows, claim your piece of history!
Phish by AJ Masthay for Gig Prints in 2010. You can own #13/100 for the Jazzfest 2010 Gig Prints show by AJ Masthay.
Hartford, CT based lino-sculpting maestro AJ Masthay has carved out a nice space in the poster community with vibrant bold prints across music genres, though most notably working with Phil & Friends and Dead & Co. across their tours. Starting as a Phish lot artist, AJ has always been a fan of the scene just as much as a powerful player and his open studio events are not to be missed!
Gig Prints have a rich history in the US. Born out of the psychedelic rock music of the 60s, the first known Gig Print was for a band called Charlatans performing in San Francisco in This poster is often referred to as "The Seed" and from all it took was a little psychedelic water to see this new art genre blossom!
What began as a way to promote an upcoming show has now evolved to be used to commemorate the performance. We now see gig prints for nearly every major performance, with some shows having multiple artists for a single show or creating individual works of art for each night for a multi-stay stand. Oftentimes, these concert posters, or gig prints, are screen printed, and signed or numbered, representing a limited edition, capping the number of prints that are in market. In addition to these show versions, many times artists have allotments they sell personally, usually after the event has taken place, these are marked as AE or AP and sometimes also numbered in themselves. The size of the run, the popularity of the show, or the art itself, can all impact the value of each gig print.
This gig print was made for a specific show or run of shows, claim your piece of history!
