Klaus Voormann and Genesis Publications announce REVOLVER 50: The Collage Series
www.revolvercollage.com april 25
50 years since receiving his GRAMMY award, Voormann is returning to the collage medium to create a series of 250 unique artworks that are immediately recognisable as the Revolver cover in progress.
WATCH: Klaus Voormann talking about The Collage Series
‘I had an idea of doing a collage again so people could get an original in their hands… It’s a different version of the Revolver cover, right in the middle of creating it.’ – Klaus Voormann
Creating the Collage
Each Revolver 50 collage has been individually decorated with elements hand-crafted by Voormann – the pens, pencils, scissors, ink wells, and other artists’ tools of the trade he used for the cover design, along with playfully-placed photos of The Beatles.
The Artwork
Featuring a pen and ink drawing that represents the making of this historic Beatles cover, an archival Giclée on cotton rag paper is embellished with collage pieces drawn and hand-painted in watercolours, and signed by Klaus Voormann.
“I am a graphic designer and whatever is necessary to get the message across, that’s what I am going to use and that’s why I picked the collage.” – Klaus Voormann
The Artist
Klaus Voormann is an artist, musician and producer who, in addition to designing the award-winning Revolver artwork has also designed over 100 magazine and record covers, as well as the artwork for The Beatles Anthology.
REVOLVER 50: The Collage Series
by Klaus Voormann
Series: 250 unique collages
Pre-order: £695 from www.revolvercollage.com
• Only 250 artworks
• Uniquely collaged
• Hand-painted
• Signed by Klaus Voormann
• Size: 24 3/4″ x 24 3/4″
• Includes framing
About Klaus Voorman & Revolver
In 1966, Klaus Voormann created the cover for the Beatles’ seminal album, Revolver. Visually representing the band’s new direction, the Revolver cover artwork became instantly iconic. In March 1967, Voormann went on to win the GRAMMY Award for Best Cover / Graphic Arts.
Genesis Publications’ recent sell-out publication, REVOLVER 50: THE GRAMMY ANNIVERSARY EDITION, recounted the making of the cover in a graphic novel-style book. Now, Voormann is returning to the collage medium to create a series of unique Revolver-themed artworks. REVOLVER 50: The Collage Series brings to life the creative process that won Voormann a GRAMMY 50 years ago.
Klaus Voormann has designed album sleeves for many artists, including the Bee Gees, Ringo Starr and Sonny Rollins, and has played on many of The Beatles solo projects. He took part in the Concert for Bangladesh, was a member of the Manfred Mann Band and was a founding member of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band, as well as contributing to numerous recordings, including Randy Newman, Lou Reed, Ravi Shankar and Carly Simon. In 2009, Voormann celebrated his 70th birthday by releasing his own album, A Sideman’s Journey, featuring various musicians he has collaborated with over the years – such as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Dr. John and Joe Walsh.
About Genesis Publications
Genesis Publications was founded in 1974 as a British independent publishing house true to the arts of printing and craftsmanship. Today, Genesis creates some of the world’s most sought-after books for readers in over 50 countries.
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