Exclusive: Tyler Stout Discusses His New Gallery Work, Such As ‘Attack The Block,’ ‘Un Prophete’ And ‘Drive’
Any time artistTyler Stoutreleases a print, it’s an event. When he has his own gallery show, it’s a happening. Friday night in Austin for SXSW, the artist behind such memorable Mondo posters asAkira, theStar Warstrilogy andKill Billwas on hand for a two-man show with Australian artistKen Taylor. Stout premiered brand new posters forDrive,Attack the BlockandUn Propheteand more, which you can exclusively see below.
We also got to talk to the artist about the new work, what it’s like to exhibit at the gallery, the pressure of popularity and having hundreds of fans camp out on a sidewalk just for a shot to buy one of his posters. Check it all out below.
Let’s start with the main event. Here are Tyler Stout’s new posters for the Stout/Taylor show at the Mondo Gallery. Mouse over each for titles and get more specific info below. And for Ken Taylor’s work, head toCollider.com.
Here are the specifics for each poster. Everything is a 24 x 36 unless noted.
Both regulars are editions of 585 and cost $60
Both variants are editions of 250 and cost $110
Both metals are editions fo 50 and cost $300
Attack the Block
Regular edition of 700 and costs $60
Variant edition of 290 and costs $110
Django Unchained
Wood edition of 55 and costs $200
A Prophet– 16 x 36
Regular edition of 225 and costs $45
Variant edition of 120 and costs $70
And here’s our interview with Mr. Stout himself, conducted via email.
/Film:From the second the gallery opened a year ago, I wondered when you were going to have a show. How early did you know this was when you were going to have a show and how did you prepare for it?
Were there ever thoughts of you just doing a solo show with a single theme or was it always kind of the idea it is now? Did you ever consider doing original drawings instead of posters?
You have four new posters in the show: Attack the Block, two versions of Drive and Un Prophete. I have specific questions on all three. But before that, how did these end up in the show? Did you pitch them?
How soon after you saw Attack the Block did you know you were going to do a poster and what posed the biggest problem?
Everyone knew a Drive piece from you was coming because of the LP, but not two pieces. How did you end up with two and what did that experience teach you?
Un Prophete is a great, but very small, movie. How did that end up becoming a poster for the show?
The Prophet poster just came about because I liked that movie, and figured it’d be a fun one to do a poster for. Maybe it’ll inspire others to see the movie, I dunno. Mondo was OK with pretty much anything for the show.
Looking at both Drive posters, it’s almost the Two Tylers. The old, kitchen sink one and a newer, more specific one – characterized by Khan and Res Dogs. Do you agree and see your style changing at all?
People literally lined up for two days for this show. How does that make you feel?
You’ve reached a point where every poster you release is an event. Do you feel added pressure because of that?
Earlier this year you releaseda little teaser imagewith colors from different prints. It seems we’re reaching that threshold. Is that everything we should expect this year?
I heard a rumor of a possible Tyler Stout Jurassic Park in this show. It’s not there, but, the movie is being re-released in a few weeks. Care to comment?
In the past few months, as this hobby has continued to grow, I’ve seen it become many different things. Not all of them good. From an artists perspective, how do you see the hobby growing and is there a bubble to the hype?
What can you say about what you have planned poster wise the rest of the year?
Stout/Taylor will be on display at the Mondo Gallery through April 6. Any remaining online sales will be announced via@MondoNews.
