Guy Burwell
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Guy Burwell is an illustrator and designer based in Portland, Oregon
. He is primarily known for making limited edition rock concert posters. Despite the fact that rock posters are a predominantly American art form Burwell's work is also highly appreciated and collected in Europe.
Burwell's art has been featured in numerous articles as well as in the definitive books of the genre such as Gig Posters Vol. 1: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century by Clay Hayes and Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion by Paul Grushkin and Dennis King. Guy Burwell also contributed art for the cover of Germany's Low Magazine, Vol. 6 of June 2010 and has been featured in Voice Magazines 11th volume dedicted to Rock Art. He headlined the Röckaholics II Rock Art Show in Zurich
, Switzerland
alongside other famous gig poster artists and created the official show poster.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. He is primarily known for making limited edition rock concert posters. Despite the fact that rock posters are a predominantly American art form Burwell's work is also highly appreciated and collected in Europe.
Burwell's art has been featured in numerous articles as well as in the definitive books of the genre such as Gig Posters Vol. 1: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century by Clay Hayes and Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion by Paul Grushkin and Dennis King. Guy Burwell also contributed art for the cover of Germany's Low Magazine, Vol. 6 of June 2010 and has been featured in Voice Magazines 11th volume dedicted to Rock Art. He headlined the Röckaholics II Rock Art Show in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
alongside other famous gig poster artists and created the official show poster.
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