so this was weird--I literally had a dream (which is how I come up with most of my ideas…) Anyway my first dream was very different. Then I spent four days drawing a broken f@cked up old robot trying to warm itself by candlelight- because the tour theme was "Fire" and I thought it would be a funny/ironic juxtaposition to have something futuristic (robot) relying on something so primitive to try to survive; candlelight.
And it was a cool poster in my opinion...
But then a couple days after I started drawing it I had a new dream - where Maynard appeared to me as a sleep demon and said if they can sync the dark side of the moon to the Wizard of Oz... why not do Puscifer to the yellow submarine.. so I woke up and said F@ck it. Let's see what happens. Scrapped the other drawing (I know some of you are saying he should've stuck with his original concept... well too bad, I mostly draw for my own amusement)
So: Happy cartoony propaganda dystopia… The world is on fire, but the show must go on ...
We Understand. Normal Isn't... in Pusciferland.
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@emek_studios new amazing @coachella print available at @gabbagallery
during COLOUR HAIKU in LA
Sat April 25, 2026 11AM–5PM
Grab the print drops, and experience one of the most unique poster shows out there.
Gabba Gallery
235 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
👉 Tickets are LIVE
Stay tuned for event details, artist reveals, and exclusive item info leading up to the big day. This is one you won’t want to miss!
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Jehwee, bawb, phhill, pigpen, doodahman, and menny more-- all aboard the "trip of fools" happy bicycle daze for all who celebrate- available through shakedown gallery soonly
Emek’s “Trip of Fools,” a new signed numbered blotter art print. Available in the Shakedown Gallery booth at the Las Vegas @ShakedownTuscany behind the Tuscany Casino and online at ShakedownGallery.com April 19th at 9am Pacific.
Derived from art that was declared 2025 Poster of the year on ExpressoBeans.com.
Edition of 300 pieces
Print measures 7.5x10 inches.
Perforated into 1200 quarter inch squares
This one is BIG and quite beautiful!
An allotment of the print will be available on Shakedown and an allotment of the print will also be put aside for the Shakedown Gallery online release at 9am Pacific on Bicycle Day, April 19th.
To see more of Emek’s work visit @emek_studios .
#blotterart #gratefuldead #emek @shakedownvegas
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Five artists have left indelible marks on Coachella’s 25-year history, from Emek’s psychedelic posters to the 36-foot “Escape Velocity” astronaut that roams the festival.
Coachella’s foundational art scene had a DIY aesthetic, with early pieces including trash cans, alien sculptures and a Tesla coil. Commissions have changed over the years, allowing modern visionaries — art houses and creatives from across the globe — to showcase grand spectacles.
He said Goldenvoice searches for iconic works that will define the year, working with artists “ready to do something they’ve never done before...The art has to fit the festival’s audience and “have the form, the color, the dynamism, the ability to connect instantly” with people who may have never been to an art gallery before. ...................................................................................EMEK, COACHELLA POSTERS (2007-PRESENT)
Portland, Ore.-based Emek was already dubbed “The Thinking Man’s Poster Artist” by punk icon Henry Rollins years before he became Coachella’s resident illustrator in 2007. Festival organizers were searching for someone to create pieces similar to those at the New Orleans Jazz Festival when they saw his Musichead Gallery show featured on “Last Call With Carson Daly.”
Based in L.A. at the time, Emek was widely recognized for his blend of organic and industrial elements, establishing himself as a prolific concert poster artist. He already collaborated with Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, The Prodigy, Phish, Radiohead, Tool and Queens of the Stone Age by the time he signed with Goldenvoice.
Growing up in a family of artists, Emek was inspired by the art clippings and 1960s rock, opera and World War II propaganda posters in his dad’s studio. From an early age he formed a clear viewpoint that has affected his work for decades: “Cool art should have text in it.”Emek dedicates February and March to focus on Coachella’s poster, creating radical variation throughout the years while sticking to a few guidelines: No people. The art must include the Mountains. And there’s always a hummingbird, designed “like a mechanical Fabergé egg,” hidden among the art. (Continued)
SPECIAL 25th ANNIVERSARY COACHELLA mashup celebration poster- (elements from every emek Coachella poster over the years)... #silkscreen #gigposter #coachella #coachella2026
special 24" x 32", Eleven color silkscreen for the 30th anniversary of the band System of a Down... #soad #silkscreen #gigposter #systemofadown #payusenoughtolive
