Emek
has been referred to as "The Thinking Man's Poster Artist"
and has made his mark, along with his cohorts in PNE, by creating
special posters for live concerts around the world.
Emek’ style thrives on attention to detail, coupled with
layers of meaning in the artwork. His infusion of socio-political
commentary into pop culture imagery has made his work instantly
recognizable in the field. Emphasizing craftsmanship, his work
is still hand-drawn in the tradition of the classic psychedelic
posters from the 1960's. Born in the 70's Emek was also strongly
influenced by the DIY punk flyers of the 80’s many of
which which were also hand drawn.
Over
the last two decades, Emek has created hundreds of posters for
some of the top alternative bands, like Queens of the Stone
Age, Tool, System of a Down, Jane's Addiction, The Flaming Lips,
to name a few. Emek's work has been shown in galleries across
the United States, in Berlin, London and Tokyo. He has been
featured in dozens of magazines and books and was interviewed
on CNN. But his greatest personal achievement in the field was
when he helped found PNE with his two best friends and artistic
co-conspirators, Justin Hampton and Jermaine Rogers.
Emek also comes from from a unique family of five artists.
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