'Visual Feast', the tantalizing artwork of Justin Hampton
Created by Justin Hampton
This 400-page book contains ALL of the posters I've ever designed including sketches, behind-the-scenes photos, and stories about creating them and working with various bands. Bands include Soundgarden, QOTSA, Motörhead, Pearl Jam, Metallica, Mark Lanegan, Nick Cave, Radiohead, NIN, and countless others.
This is THE definitive retrospective of my work, containing ALL of my illustration work over the years, including works for Rolling Stone, Spin, Village Voice, Vibe, Guitar World, Sports Illustrated, and more. 30 years in 400 pages!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Visual Feast Kickstarter Update December 2024. The printed proofs look amazing
15 days ago
– Fri, Dec 06, 2024 at 08:29:32 AM
Good news! The printer printing proofs are signed off on and the book is finally off to press!
This update shows off the book's printed dust cover jacket, three different slipcases, and 4 interior pages. They look amazing and are officially signed off on! Finally!!
In other news!...
I've got a few rare items up on my website for those looking for that perfect, hard to find Xmas gift. Check them out on my main page. I'll be posting more random items on the site over the next week for you to check out. Keep an eye out for those. I'll also have one final print release for the year in the next week. I'm very excited about this one, it's something I've wanted to create for a long time and now it's finally coming to fruition. Stay tuned.
Here's something from 2006. My Pearl Jam (CCFA) Melbourne dyptych poster. Matching #2 set of both posters! ONLY ONE COPY FOR SALE.
Thanks for taking a look! I hope you're all having a great holiday season. Talk to you soon.
Best,
-Justin
A new update before the upcoming holiday week
30 days ago
– Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 03:38:40 PM
Hey everyone! I wanted to give you a quick update before the upcoming holiday week. A much longer update will follow with a new video presentation in about a week.
I'm very happy to report that after seemingly endless fixes to the final book files, it looks amazing and was well worth the effort! I recruited an old friend of mine to help finish everything up and add his professional design eye. Kory Kennedy, who was the art director at Rolling Stone back when I created work for the magazine in the early 2000's, lent a hand with the production side of the cover, dust jacket and slipcase design. Thanks Kory! I was also able to add the rest of the posters that I've created this year and more. I'm about to finally receive physical test printing copies of the interior, cover, and slipcases! I'll be showing those off with a video on another KS update as soon as I get them in a week or so. Once I sign off on those, the printing of the full 3000 book print run finally begins! I'm very excited. We're looking at the books landing in the states early in the new year and I'll begin processing them for shipping out to everyone. I'll have a much better idea of that exact time table after I sign off on the samples and the printer gives me the detailed production schedule. Thank you for your patience with me, it's been quite the journey. Talk to you very soon!
Happy Thanksgiving to all in the states and happy holiday season to the rest of you!
Best,
Justin
p.s. Below is a look a preview of one of the new 2 page spreads in the book. 'Mookie Blaylock to Pearl Jam 1990-2024'. Talk about full circle!
On a related note to the holidays, and Black Friday in particular, I'm having a week long sale on my website for 20% off everything including my new page of my 3D Shadow Box one of a kind posters. Just enter code at checkout for the discount: Back in Black Friday Sale.
Also, here's the new page to check out my most recent 3D Shadow Box posters. Thanks for taking a look!
Updatio Daddio!
4 months ago
– Fri, Aug 09, 2024 at 06:32:13 PM
Hey there! It's been a little while so it's time for another update for Visual Feast!
As you know from last time I mentioned that I had been taken to task by my printer overseas with a bunch of technical issues in the files. All of these amazing suggestions and fixes have made the book a much higher quality tome worthy of being in your faithful hands! The previous printer that I was originally working with just wanted to run everything as it was and take the cash. These guys are the most professional and detail oriented folks I've ever worked with. I'm truly grateful for their assistance and your continued support. The files are good to go. We're just working out all of the technical details in metallic inks and spot varnishes in the very final step. We're in production mode and I will have something to show you guys VERY soon. I could not be more excited!!
In the meantime here's some other things that I've been up to in this very busy summer season!
Down but not out!
I had a new poster that was going to debut tomorrow for a certain band that cancelled a certain tour. I'm in talks with the band to hopefully release a version of that poster in the near future. I'll announce it as soon as I have news about that. It's an instant classic poster and deserves to be seen and soon! No previews for that one but trust me, it's a banger! Stay tuned for that one.
On a related note for those folks that are going to or live in Eugene, I will be having a merch booth at the Brown Stallion show at the Cuthbert Amphitheater tomorrow, Saturday August 10th. I will be selling my classic and more recent posters of said band mentioned(not) above that this band is covering. Life is wacky, so why not? Maybe I'll see you there. Should be fun.
On sale tomorrow as part of the Los Angeles Hero Complex Gallery exhibition "Directed By...". A showing of posters inspired by movies created by various directors.
I present to you my brand new 'The Shining, Grady Twins' poster!
You may remember that I used this image back in 2012 for a gig poster for a band in Singapore called 'Double Trouble'. I have always wanted to make a movie poster version of this image. With an invitation to take part in this exhibition in LA I'm now offering this as a movie poster of 'The Shining' by Stanley Kubrick. To me, it's one of the greatest horror films of all time and a personal favorite of mine. Since opting to make this new version of the image I've gone back into the separations and added more detail including polka dots to the girls dresses and a pattern on their stockings. I've also added Jack Nicholson's eyes in the title logo and wasps in the corner flowers in the border design, which was a visual symbol in the movie of Jack's growing anger and madness.
This poster measures 18"x 24" and is a 7 color screen print with glow on the dark ink creating skeletons of the Grady Twins as well as a hatchet with splatter across the logo when the lights go out.
The sale will go live tomorrow, Saturday August 10th at 10am PST online on the gallery's website. Best of luck scoring one! Thanks for taking a look!
Later in the month, on August 22nd I'll be appearing at the Wishlist Foundation pre-party event before the Pearl Jam concert in Missoula, Montana! I'll have some classic posters for sale, old and new and will be unveiling this brand new screen printed Wishlist poster that I will be signing in person! Stay tuned for the venue and more info very soon.
Sad news...
I wanted to thank everyone that reached out after seeing my recent social media post about the loss of my sweet dog and family member, Ruby. She was a once a lifetime dog and the sweetest creature ever. She lived to a healthy and vibrant 10 years old and unfortunately passed away suddenly a few weeks ago. I miss her unconditional love and consistency in my life every day. So thank you very much for all of the kind words. Pets have very short lives but give us so much. They're a blessing in every way. I'm doing my best to keep my chin up and get through it.
I hope you're all having a great summer. My next announcement will be very soon so stay tuned! Much love to all and hope to see some of you in Eugene or Montana!
Best,
Justin
New update time!
8 months ago
– Fri, May 03, 2024 at 01:41:19 PM
Hey all, I wanted to give you a new update so here goes! The files for the book have been at the printer for a couple of months now and great progress is being made. I will preface this as this is the first book that I've ever produced and my first time working in Adobe Indesign to create it. That said, the printers have taken me to task on a litany of technical issues that needed resolved in the files. These are things that I would have only discovered in this phase of production and I'm beyond grateful that these issues were pointed out in such fine detail. These guys are the best of the best and they gave me a long list of things that needed to be, and have now been, fixed. They say the best learning comes from the actual process of doing and this could not be more true here. I've come so far since I started this journey with the idea of writing and creating a book of my own. Mark Lanegan was very encouraging in those early days as Anthony Bourdain was to him. Your support has been a huge encouragement as well. It's been one hell of a journey but now that things are all corrected and all the better for it, I'll finally be expecting my 'wet proof' of the book very soon. This is the final copy of the "wet off of the press" preview of the final book that I will be receiving from the printer. Once I have it in my hands I will preview it to you all and if everything looks as good as it should it, it will be green-lit into full production! I'm very thankful for my printer for being so highly professional and detail oriented to bring you all the best possible product that it can be. Thanks for your great patience, it will be well worth the wait.
Best,
Justin
Progress report and a preview of sorts as well as a new poster release
10 months ago
– Thu, Mar 07, 2024 at 11:39:11 PM
Hey all,
It's been a little while so I thought it was time that I give you an update on the progress of the book. Things are going well with the book production. Half down has been paid to the printer a little while ago. There have been more than a few setbacks along the way but they've all been ironed out and everything is finally smooth sailing. Some day I'll write another book on the crazy amount of obstacles that I've encountered in getting this book out as it's a wild tale in itself. Thankfully that is all in the past and we’re on our way to the finish line!
Today I want to show you the absolute juggernaut that this book is going to be! The printer sent me a sample book which illustrates how the book will look in size, the exact interior paper, the hardcover, the dust jacket and the slipcase. Without any ink in the book it weighs 9 hulking pounds and the slipcase is 1 pound for a total weight of 10 lbs. For a size and weight comparison the 2004 book, The Art of Modern Rock weighs just over 7 lbs. My book a little taller but virtually the same dimensions. It's heavy and deluxe! Check out the video showing it off.
The next phase will come when I'm sent an actual printed sample of the fully finished book before it goes off into full production. That's coming very soon and I reeeeeally can't wait to finally hold that in my hands! I'll definitely be posting a video of that. Thanks to everyone for your patience. I'm getting very excited that we're getting close to finally having these finished and out to you all. Then I can finally and start planning art shows & signings around the country! I can't wait to meet everyone that has supported these efforts and collectors of mine new and old! I will finally be able to enjoy the fruits of all of the labor if you will. Maybe there will be a hard cider involved, these things have been known to happen! Haha!
On a book related note, I have a new art print to show you that is one of the very last images to make it in the book before going off to press. I'm excited to finally get to show it off as well. Take a gander...
'Grave Beazlebum'
On sale this Friday, March 8th at 12 pm Noon PST
Edition: 100 copies Size: 24"x 24" Type: Giclee Print On Museum Quality Moab Entrada Cotton Rag 100lb Paper Markings: Signed & Numbered by Justin Hampton & JH Logo Embossed
This art print, reproduced from a new 4 foot by 4 foot painting, is my newly realized interpretation of my original artwork for the 2004 'Grey Album' by Danger Mouse. This is titled 'Grave Beazlebum'. This an homage to the classic 80's horror zombie movie 'Day of the Dead' and a metaphorical representation of where we've gotten to in the last two decades as a society.
For those not in the know, 20 years ago this February, the 'Grey Album' debuted. I created the artwork for the poster and vinyl album cover. Worldwide, people downloaded the art for their digital copies that they burned to disc and used it as the CD cover. It's the most truly viral phenomenon that I was ever a part of as it literally went global, it was everywhere. Every magazine, blog, social media site covered it and it even made primetime news.
The 'Grey Album' is a mashup album by Danger Mouse, released in 2004. It mixes an acappella version of rapper Jay-Z's The Black Album with samples exclusively from The Beatles' White Album, hence the name. The Grey Album quickly became a worldwide viral mega hit and gained infamy when EMI attempted to halt its distribution. Jay-Z and the two surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were impressed by the creativity and production of the album. EMI eventually dropped their lawsuit and hired DM. It was the most genius guerrilla marketing campaign that I've ever seen and been a part of.
Danger Mouse(Brian Burton) was super cool to work with and I met him the following year in LA(see the photo). He's a super cool and very talented guy. He's a force of nature. Since then he's worked with a litany of musicians including Gorillaz, MF Doom, CeeLo, Dave Mercer, Beck, Norah Jones, Black Keys, U2, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Karen O, Adele, ASAP Rocky and Black Thought. He's been nominated for 22 Grammy awards and won 6 of them. Brian gave me a great quote for my upcoming book, 'Visual Feast'.
Thanks for taking a look! The next update will come much sooner since we're finally in production mode. I do have an actual calendar schedule from the printer but I'm going to wait to make any announcements about dates until the books are being loaded on the damn boat! That is much closer than it's ever been and not far off at all... can I get a hallelujah people?! Hahah! Talk soon!
