Zappa Dragons
Peter Karpick has been building a collage series incorporating FZ quotes and related imagery. Here’s one:
Weird and oddly compelling. Check out his Flickr stream.
You are reading Zappa Dragons which was posted on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 at 12:54 pm by Barry's Imaginary Publisher. This entry is filed under Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Pop Cult, Visual Arts.
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August 5th, 2009 at 5:44 pm » Quote
Interesting, Barry, though don’t you find the repetitive use of lizard heads sort of monotonous after a while?
August 5th, 2009 at 6:26 pm » Quote
3…2…1… Cease and Desist!
August 5th, 2009 at 7:05 pm » Quote
Iguana Mask Replica?
August 5th, 2009 at 7:10 pm » Quote
A quote from urbangraffito:
Well, even though I’m a bit puzzled about the consistent usage of lizard heads myself, overall I just love the eery yet playful graphic design.
A quote from Birdman!:
I don’t see any copyrighted imagery in those collages… You?
A quote from Matt:
Now that’s more like it.
August 5th, 2009 at 9:26 pm » Quote
I have a feeling FZ would have appreciated these(?), in that the Lizard Headed People fit into his love of old B-horror movies–The Creature From The Black Lagoon, giant spiders, etc. (Plus the artist’s use of many b&w images.) They do convey a certain feeling of Cheepnis!
August 5th, 2009 at 10:02 pm » Quote
I like them. Because they are eerie!
August 5th, 2009 at 11:10 pm » Quote
A quote from Barry’s Imaginary Publisher:
Besides the lizard heads, I, too, like the playfulness of the graphic design. He just doesn’t limit himself to the obvious, but works his collages into a certain conceptual continuity themselves: hints of doo-wop peppered with visual “in jokes” between FZ, Beefheart, and a nod to 60s pop art.