From DamonCarltonandAPolarBear.com :
In celebration of LOST's final season and as a project of fan appreciation, 16 top designers and artists, who are also fans of the show, were commissioned to create artwork celebrating one of the series' most memorable, and unforgettable, "water cooler" moments. This ultimate "fan art" was then turned into labor intensive, hand-pulled screen prints, limited to an edition of just 300, with less than 200 available to the public through our websites. Each beautiful poster tells its own different story, allowing the fan to relive memorable and influential moments in an artistic manner, as the show's storied run comes to a close. Once this limited edition print has sold out, they will never be printed again. Celebrate the fandom, community and family created by one of televisions' greatest shows by hanging a little part of it's history, inspiration and influence on your wall.
Now that all 16 of the prints have been released, Lost Blog has set out to interview each of the respective artists. All these talented artists have different influences, different backgrounds, and accordingly...different takes on our favorite show. Over the next few weeks we will post our interviews with these incredible talents. Enjoy.
Our 7th interview is with Rob Jones. His piece is entitled "The Swan Station."
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[/caption]LOSTblog: How did you become a fan of LOST?
Rob Jones: I read somewhere the guy that did Alias had a new show. I liked Alias and anyone who gives employment to Victor Garber, so I checked it out.
LOSTblog: Describe the details of how you were contacted to do the poster?
Rob Jones: By phone. A while ago. Jensen at Gallery 1988.
LOSTblog: What instructions or parameters were you given for the poster?
Rob Jones: I was told it had to be 18X24.
LOSTblog: What was your process for developing the poster?
Rob Jones: My inspiration was Lost, alchemy, the I Ching, the multi-layered symbolic opportunities of swans, David Bowie's "Cygnet Committee", Flowers in the Attic, and the cycle of failure inherent in revolutions.
The only thing I took too long struggling with was the back of the swan. I largely based it off a swan from an old box of matches. I had it as is and with the back wings and tail being more suggestive of fire by varying degrees. It looked too hot-rod, so I kept it as subtle (probably too subtle) as it looks now.
LOSTblog: How did this project compare to your other creations?
Rob Jones: About the same. This is pretty much all I do 12 to 16 to 24 hours a day so it's gotten slightly easier over time.
LOSTblog: Besides your own, what is your favorite print from the series?
Rob Jones: Ken Taylor's. Seeing a red jungle, an angry jungle, is interesting. It would make a good background for a movie poster for something like Apocalypse Now or The Siege of Firebase Gloria.
LOSTblog: Who is your favorite LOST character and why?
Rob Jones: Ben. He's awesome.
LOSTblog: Kate or Juliet?
Rob Jones: Libby.
