Tank Theory Bloghttp://www.tanktheory.com/Tank Theory BlogSpringboard Feed Generatoren-usTue, 21 May 2013 15:56:48 -0400Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:48 -0400Lupo Avanti Tshirt/Print Combohttp://www.tanktheory.com/blog/lupo-avanti-tshirt-print-combo/Enough noise and pressure and it's possible to awake the worm at the world's end.  Awaken the worm and all hell breaks loose.  Gravity flips, physical objects implode and time and space become irrelevant. The only way to stop the worm from consuming the world is to also awaken the Snake Eater, the only thing that can eat the worm and right the world.

That's the synopsis behind John Lupo Avanti's new tshirt for Tank Theory, Snake Eater.  Get one by itself or, better yet, in Lupo's Tshirt/Print Package! This includes the Snake Eater tshirt and 4 color "Buffalo" silkscreen print.  We'll even throw in a couple of Lupo's "Distant Father" mini prints as well.

Buffalo print is a 4 color screenprint on bright white paper - size 18x24", edition of 60, signed and numbered by the artist. 

tshirt is a 4 color screenprint on black

4x6 mini prints are digital prints on fine art paper.

]]>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:48 -0400http://www.tanktheory.com/blog/lupo-avanti-tshirt-print-combo/Semi Permanent Teeshttp://www.tanktheory.com/blog/semi-permanent-tees/The tees that Zach desgined for Semi Permanent are in!  These are volunteers tees for the good folks working the Portland and LA events.  Not sure exactly how to get your hands on one of these except to slip a volunteer something in trade at the end of the night :) 


The Semi Permanent conference happens wednesday in Portland.  Tickets are still available.. http://www.semipermanent.com/event_portland_2013


]]>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:04:10 -0400http://www.tanktheory.com/blog/semi-permanent-tees/Semi Permanent - Portland Editionhttp://www.tanktheory.com/blog/semi-permanent-portland-edition/Semi Permanent is coming to Portland in March. Semi Permanent is a huge design conference that started in 2003 in Sydney, Australia and has since spead around the globe, from New York to London to Hong Kong and now the Pacific Northwest.

We have been long time (online penpal) friends of Andrew Johnstone, co-founder of Semi Permanent and the art and design blogwww.designiskinky.net.  In fact, we credit much of the success and recognition of the Tank Theory brand in Australia and abroad to the hype generated by Andrew and Design is Kinky.

Well we are happy to finally have met Andrew in person, as he's spending some time in Portland surrounding the event. After all the help he has given to spread the gospel of Tank Theory abroad, we thought it only fair to help him out while in our town. What way best to help out?  Tshirts of course!  Zach volunteered to cook up some character work to embellish the Semi Permanent logo for volunteers at the event both here and in LA next.  He worked on a couple different versions and I think the the winner turned out to be the simplest.. The linework masked into the Semi Permanent logo.. classic black and white.


Oh and for those in the Northwest, some info about the event below:
http://www.semipermanent.com/event_portland_2013 




]]>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:52:09 -0500http://www.tanktheory.com/blog/semi-permanent-portland-edition/New Tees!http://www.tanktheory.com/blog/new-tees/We are pumped to have just picked up our first new tees for 2013!  Imaginary Friends, a new graphic by Zach, will be available online in the next week or 2, so keep posted!


]]>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:08:01 -0500http://www.tanktheory.com/blog/new-tees/Zach Johnsen New Illo!http://www.tanktheory.com/blog/zach-johnsen-new-illo/Zach is working on a new illustration that is slated for print.  Some variation of this new artwork will probably be our first tee of 2013!



Note the little Skull Block patch on the lizard dude's jacket.. yeah!

]]>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:20:24 -0500http://www.tanktheory.com/blog/zach-johnsen-new-illo/James Roper Vessel Printhttp://www.tanktheory.com/blog/james-roper-vessel-print/We are really digging James Roper new print offering, Vessel.  This is a hand pulled 4 color screen print on archival paper. 60x42.5cm. edition of 30. In conjunction with the main Vessel print, comes a set of 4 postcards.. 2 Blue Skull and 2 White Skull.  14.8x10.5cm. 225 sets available.  Both are available here:  http://mononym.bigcartel.com/


This new print release is to help fund James' new film project as part of Mononym films.  More details here: http://mononym.co.uk/vesselfilm/


]]>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:48:29 -0500http://www.tanktheory.com/blog/james-roper-vessel-print/All Hallows Video Recaphttp://www.tanktheory.com/blog/all-hallows-video-recap/Our homie Chris put together this awesome little video of the All Hallows party we threw at Get Happy Studios. Enjoy!



]]>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:14:13 -0400http://www.tanktheory.com/blog/all-hallows-video-recap/All Hallows at Get Happy Studioshttp://www.tanktheory.com/blog/all-hallows-at-get-happy-studios/Killer Halloween party at Get Happy Studios this last friday and saturday nights! Zach built a giant white cross which we projected against.  The bands Faster Housecat and The Blood Types played in front of it, which made for some memorable images!  On saturday night, the party really heated up with DJ Cooky Parker killing the dance floor!  Mapache Films rolled through for some pychadelic horror imagery overlaying the cross.  Some Manwolfs came and shredded the mini ramp.  Tank Theory and Death Metal Belt Buckles threw out some merchandise along with the Googly Eye Cru's Portland division in some goodie sacks for best dressed.  All in all, it was an amazing party.  We have to share some photos for those who couldn't make it out..
























]]>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:47:06 -0400http://www.tanktheory.com/blog/all-hallows-at-get-happy-studios/Acid Refluxhttp://www.tanktheory.com/blog/acid-reflux/Tank Theory's own, Zach Johnsen, is showing his newest body of work at MOHS gallery in Copenhagen.  Entitled "Acid Reflux", the work follows in the vein of his last couple shows, depicting entangled and explosive forms of everyday office people.  This show takes his work a step further.. with multiple bodies jumbling together into one gigantic explosion (or implosion) of limbs and soft drinks.. nature and man made.  This is some of his best yet.


www.zachjohnsen.com


In honor of his newest exhibition, he is offering two of the main show pieces as prints as well!
Visit www.zenvironments.com/shop for more info:

]]>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:15:47 -0400http://www.tanktheory.com/blog/acid-reflux/Reeper Girlhttp://www.tanktheory.com/blog/reeper-girl/We are loving the Reeper Girl tee designed by Lupo Avanti.  This is available now in our shop.  Looks like Lupo did a full fledged painting of this design as well which is just too cool!



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