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Malleus Rock Art Lab

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Malleus Rock Art Lab
Born
🏳️ NationalityItalian
💼 Occupation
StyleScreen Printing, Illustration, Visual Art
MovementPoster Art, Art Nouveau, Dark Nouveau
🌐 Websitewww.malleusdelic.com

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Malleus Rock Art Lab (or Malleus) is an Italian Art collective created by Urlo, Poia and Lu in 2003.

Urlo and Poia are respectively the bassist/vocalist and guitarist of Ufomammut, an Italian Psychedelic Rock band formed in 1999.

Biography[edit]

Origins[edit]

Malleus began in the late 90’s creating artworks for the underground music scene, with several different pieces for record covers, music fanzines, website and gig poster designs.

At the end of 2002 Malleus entered the Poster Art scene of today, creating their first handmade silkscreen poster for "The Artifacts of Improbable (AOI)".[1], an event to celebrate the Poster Art at The Gallery at the Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia.

Since then, Malleus have created screen prints for rock acts such as Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Deftones, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Robert Plant, Queens Of The Stone Age, Mark Lanegan, Melvins, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Sleep, Linkin Park, The Prodigy, The Dresden Dolls, The Mars Volta, Mogwai, Motorpsycho, Monster Magnet, Muse, Sonic Youth and many others all over the world.

Malleus explores all kinds of visual art forms, from illustration to video to hand made silkscreen printing: during the years, Malleus realized also movie posters (like the Dario Argento poster serie in collaboration with the English Dark City Gallery), artworks for books, CD's and vinyl, paintings and illustrations.

The collective is also member of the American Poster Institute (API)[2]

Art style[edit]

The iconography at the base of their work originates from a vast background, and includes not only the figurative arts (in particular Expressionism, Symbolism, Art Nouveau and Surrealism, Pop Art, Psychedelic Art) but also comics, photography, cinema and literature.

The main subject is the female form, the primordial goddess from whom everything comes. Usually this is accentuated by occult symbolism worked into arcane textures.[3] Blackened Art Nouveau mixed with elements of Surrealism and quotes from the school of Expressionism glowing in its amber, brought to coin the "Dark Nouveau" term to explain their kind of art.

"In this predominantly American world of rock posters the work created by Poia, Lu and Urlo (Malleus) is immediately recognizable with shades so distinctively European".[3]

All of the trio’s works are based on hand-drawing drafts and reflect the artist's deep love for music.

Techniques[edit]

The main technique is the handmade silkscreen printing. Every poster is hand printed, hand numbered, in a limited edition and never re-printed.

Personal bibliography and catalogues[edit]

  • 2008 - "The hammer of God: The art of Malleus Rock Art Lab"[4] (ISBN 9788890369209 Search this book on .)
  • 2016 - "Dark Nouveau: Malleus Solo Exhibition"[5] (catalogue)

Publications[edit]

Several Malleus artworks have been displayed in various collective and individual art shows all over the world and have been included in:

  • 2012 - Rock Poster Art[12] by Didier Maiffredy
  • 2012 - Classic Rock Posters: Sixty Years Of Posters And Flyers. 1952 to 2012 by Mick Farren and Dennis Loren
  • 2015 - La Sindrome Di Stendhal - thriller movie by Dario Argento (Italy, 1996) - DVD Cover Art (Japanese Version - Medallion Media)

Some of their posters are conserved in De Young, the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.[17]

Malleus posters have been featured in The New York Times[18], MTV[19], Rock Hard[20], Rock Sound, Rolling Stones, Sky[21][22] and many others.

They worked with client such as Volvo[23], Activision[24], Mondadori[25], Feltrinelli[26], Oakley[27], Hellfest[28], Roadburn Festival[29], Asymmetry Festival[30], House of Mac Duff[31] Barley Arts, Secret Serpents[32], Dark City Gallery[3], CF Napa Brand Design[33], Century Guild[34]

Record label[edit]

At the end of 2005, after working for several years on handmade silkscreens for gigs and events, Malleus decided to put the same effort, quality and attitude into the record industry by starting their own totally independent, open source and DIY record label called Supernatural Cat. Originally the label was created with the idea to produce the new works of Ufomammut in order to keep control of their own music.

Supernatural Cat is interested mainly in finding new and original bands and inspired music. As of late, the label has only worked with Italian bands, but it intends to find other music that is not closed in by a particular genre.[35]

Every release comes out in a first limited edition run, with handmade silkscreened and numbered covers and deluxe packages made by Malleus Rock Art Lab, including different media supports like vinyl, compact disc and DVD.[36]

Supernatural Cat roster Ufomammut, OvO, Morkobot, Zolle, Lento, Incoming Cerebral Overdrive, and FarwestZombee.

Exhibitions[edit]

Personal exhibitions[edit]

Collective exhibitions[edit]

Permanent[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Artifacts of the Improbable Philadelphia 02 Malleus - 1st". www.expressobeans.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  2. ↑ "About | American Poster Institute". americanposterinstitute.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Malleus". www.darkcitygallery.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  4. ↑ "The hammer of God. The art of Malleus rock art lab. Ediz. illustrata - Màlleus - Libro - Supernaturalcat - Supernatural art | IBS". www.ibs.it (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  5. ↑ ""WITCHES" cards set and "DARK NOUVEAU" catalogue". MALLEUS ROCK ART LAB. 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  6. ↑ "The Art of Ufomammut". MALLEUS ROCK ART LAB. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  7. ↑ "The Art of Modern Rock". www.artofmodernrock.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  8. ↑ "Swag 2: Rock Posters of the '90s and Beyond". www.swag2.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  9. ↑ Swag 2 Rock Posters of the 90's and Beyond. Search this book on
  10. ↑ "Art of Modern Rock Mini #1: A-Z Autographed Book". www.dking-gallery.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  11. ↑ "Art of Modern Rock::The Artists". www.artofmodernrock.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  12. ↑ "Rock Poster Art - Sérigraphies de concerts. - Didier Maiffredy - Éditions Eyrolles". www.editions-eyrolles.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  13. ↑ "Earthling Publications - Books". www.earthlingpub.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  14. ↑ Entertainment, CG. "4 mosche di velluto grigio". CG Entertainment (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  15. ↑ Entertainment, CG. "Opera". CG Entertainment (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  16. ↑ Webmaster, Rodger Turner,. "Stephen Jones: The Art of Horror Movies: An Illustrated History (2017)". www.stephenjoneseditor.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Malleus Rock Art Lab". FAMSF Explore the Art. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  18. ↑ Crawford, Ben. "Fine Print | 'The Hammer of God'". T Magazine. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  19. ↑ "Malleus ROCK ART LAB". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  20. ↑ "FIRE 3 – Disponibile – Rock Hard Italy". rockharditaly.com (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  21. ↑ Mag, Sky. "Malleus, la poster art balla il rock" (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  22. ↑ Mag, Sky. "Malleus, arte e rock fotogallery" (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  23. ↑ Volvo Car UK (2011-01-28), S60 R-Design Tarot Card, retrieved 2017-12-13
  24. ↑ "VARIOUS". MALLEUS ROCK ART LAB. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  25. ↑ Team, Mondadori Store. "Necronomicon - Howard Phillips Lovecraft". http://www.mondadoristore.it/ (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-13. External link in |website= (help)
  26. ↑ "BOOK COVERS". MALLEUS ROCK ART LAB. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  27. ↑ "Oakley Shaun White 07 Malleus - 1st". www.expressobeans.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  28. ↑ "Hellfest Clisson 09 Malleus - 1st". expressobeans.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  29. ↑ "Roadburn Festival Tilburg 09 Malleus - 1st". expressobeans.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  30. ↑ "EB Art Search". expressobeans.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  31. ↑ "Selkie Batch Nº 001 - Macduff". Macduff. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  32. ↑ "Malleus". Secret Serpents. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  33. ↑ "Scarlett". CF Napa Brand Design. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  34. ↑ "malleus". Century Guild. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  35. ↑ "ABOUT". Supernatural Cat (in italiano). 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  36. ↑ "Supernatural Cat". Discogs (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  37. ↑ "Disjecta gallery_portland". Flickr. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  38. ↑ "POSTERS & EDITIONS | La Luz De Jesus | La Luz De Jesus". La Luz De Jesus. 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  39. ↑ "2008 Hammer of God - Silkscreen Art Show Poster by Malleus". JoJo's Posters. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  40. ↑ "MALLEUS IN SAN FRANCISCO". Chuck Sperry. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  41. ↑ "UFOMAMMUT – ACID KING Concert at Varnish Gallery in San Francisco". Chuck Sperry. 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  42. ↑ "Malleus Mole Vanvitelliana Ancona". 1995-2015.undo.net (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  43. ↑ "DARK NOUVEAU - MALLEUS Solo Exhibition - Palazzo Saluzzo Paesana". Palazzo Saluzzo Paesana (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  44. ↑ Dunnett, Emanuela Borgatta. "Fogli e Parole d'Arte - Dark Nouveau - Malleus Solo Exhibition". www.foglidarte.it (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  45. ↑ "MALLEUS A PALAZZO SALUZZO PAESANA". LaStampa.it (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  46. ↑ "Malleus partecipa al primo poster exhibitions europeo, il Flatstock | Freakout Magazine onLine". Freakout Magazine onLine (in italiano). 2006-09-18. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  47. ↑ "Festival of Rock Posters 2009 at Golden Gate Park". The Rock Poster Society. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  48. ↑ "The Rock Poster Society | Chuck Sperry - Part 4". www.chucksperry.net. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  49. ↑ Dobrauz-Saldapenna. "Röckaholics II - 2010-10-02". www.roeckaholics.com (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  50. ↑ "Grand Guignol | Malleus' Blog". malleusdelic.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  51. ↑ "Error in Form!". www.dking-gallery.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.


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