Handforth Gallery
2008 Exhibitions http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us/Page.aspx?nid=64Ames Bros vs. Pearl Jam:
13 Years of Tour Posters
December 11- January 31, 2009
Opening reception, gallery talk & book signing
Thursday evening, December 11 beginning at 6 p.m.From 1991-1994, Montana native Barry Ament served as the in-house designer for Pearl Jam -- creating the band's CDs, t-shirts, newsletters, tube socks and everything else in between. At the same time, fellow Montana native Coby Schultz was working at a small design firm designing snowboard graphics, clothing, and ad campaigns for K2 snowboards
In 1995, Ament and Schultz joined creative forces to form Ames Bros. For the past 13 years, this small shop has put up big numbers. Their client list boasts the likes of: MTV, Nike, Converse, Virgin Mobile, Absolut, Miller Beer, Nissan, Honda, Cooper Mini, K2 and Ride Snowboards, the NBA and the NFL. And Pearl Jam. The Ames Bros have designed virtually every Pearl Jam tour poster since 1995. The highly collectible posters - a visual chronicle of the band's music - sell out quickly at every Pearl Jam concert. Their work is featured in a new book - Ames Bros. vs. Pearl Jam: 13 years of Tour Posters, a collection of their concert posters for pretty much every single show during that time. Opening with a written forward by Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and introduction by the Ames Bros, the book features 229 posters designed by Ames Bros and Pearl Jam artist Brad Klausen. Pearl Jam vs Ames Bros features over 80 comments on individual posters from all five members of Pearl Jam and running commentary from the poster designers -- offering insight into the inspiration, concepts and process of poster creation.
Ames Bros have been published in numerous books and design magazines, won numerous design competitions, and even landed themselves a Grammy nomination for the package design of Pearl Jam's 1998 release, "Yield". They were recently awarded the coveted 2007 One Show "Gold Pencil" for their 2006 Pearl Jam World Wide Tour poster campaign. Read more abut them at
http://www.amesbros.com