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Frank Kozik (born 1962) is a US-American graphic artist who
is famous for his music posters and comic toys.
Kozik was born in Madrid, Spain in 1962. At the age of 14
he moved to the United States and settled in Austin, Texas.
Credited with single handedly reviving the "lost"
art of the concert poster, Frank's creative career grew largely
out of his enthusiasm for Austin's growing underground rock
scene in the mid-eighties. Starting with black and white flyers
for friends' bands posted on telephone poles, his reputation
grew as an artist whose work was graphically compelling as
well as culturally gripping. Kozik has done over 60 gallery
shows worldwide, with multiple exhibits in Tokyo and London.
Kozik has done graphic design for dozens of major companies
such as Nike, BASF and Gatorade. He also directed music videos
for Soundgarden and Mint Condition.
Kozik is currently based in San Francisco, California, where
he produces artwork and graphics, and formerly managed his
own record label, Man's Ruin as well as Rise Records. His
work is well known to devotees of album-cover art and concert
flyer art. He has produced artwork for musicians such as Pearl
Jam, Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, Neil Young, Sonic Youth,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Ice T, George Clinton,
Green Day, Beck, The Offspring, The Melvins and many more.
Three volumes of his collected poster and album cover designs
have been published and are widely available. A new Book,
Plasticland, published by Dark Horse Publications was released
in January 2008 and is a photo essay of his last 4 years work
as a toy designer. Kozik also edited and published Panda Meat,
a volume of contemporary gig poster designers.
Kozik is also heavily involved in the design and production
of vinyl toys. He has teamed up numerous times with such entities
as Kid Robot, Toy2R and others and is credited with such creations
as Smorkin' Labbits, the Hate Dunny,
Dr. Bomb and more. He is currently one of the most prolific
and popular designers in the genre.
Kozik founded a new company, Ultraviolence, in 2007 and regularly
releases higher priced limited art editions of vinyl sculptures.
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