American illustrator
Aaron Horkey is an American illustrator from Windom, Minnesota .[ 1] He has created concert posters for bands such as Boris , Converge , Isis , and the Melvins .[ 2] First Showing described him as "one of Mondo's most popular and respected artists".[ 3]
Career
Horkey held a solo exhibition at the Remick Gallery in 2010.[ 4] In 2011, he collaborated with Vania Zouravliov for the Dracula poster, which was listed by Complex as one of "The 50 Best Mondo Posters (So Far)".[ 5]
He curated a series of the Paul Thomas Anderson film posters in 2013.[ 6] The series covered Hard Eight , Boogie Nights , Magnolia , Punch-Drunk Love , and There Will Be Blood .[ 7] It featured contributions from Rich Kelly, Rockin' Jelly Bean, João Ruas, and Jordan Crane .[ 8]
He also created the poster for Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2012.[ 9]
References
^ Harman, Ken (November 22, 2010). "A Tour Through Windom with Aaron Horkey" . Hi-Fructose.
^ Diniz, Juan (June 18, 2010). "Aaron Horkey 5th Anniversary Print Retrospective Series" . The 1st Five.
^ Billington, Alex (May 13, 2013). "Check Out Mondo's Latest Paul Thomas Anderson Poster Art Series" . First Showing.
^ Norman, Justin (September 14, 2010). "Aaron Horkey's "Midwestern Heart" Show" . Hi-Fructose.
^ LaSane, Andrew (April 22, 2013). "The 50 Best Mondo Posters (So Far)" . Complex .
^ McFarland, Kevin (May 13, 2013). "Check out these amazing new Mondo posters for Paul Thomas Anderson movies" . The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on June 8, 2013.
^ Lussier, Germain (May 13, 2013). "Cool Stuff: Aaron Horkey Curates Paul Thomas Anderson Poster Series For Mondo" . Slashfilm .
^ Renninger, Bryce J. (May 13, 2013). "Roller Girl and Oil Rigs: Mondo Releases Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Poster Series" . IndieWire .
^ Jardin, Xeni (July 6, 2012). " "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" poster by artist Aaron Horkey, for Mondo" . Boing Boing .
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