As of 2014, there are five companies actively producing new and classic flocked blacklight posters in a wide range of content, including music, nature, and pop culture.
Īlthough blacklight posters have continually been produced since the 1960s, there has been a resurgence in popularity since 2007 as blacklight and glow-in-the-dark parties have become more popular. Since then, the art form has gone out of fashion and is generally viewed as a relic of the 1970s.
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Commercial producers happily reciprocated by incorporating blaxploitation themes into their posters, as in George Goode's series for the Houston Black Light Company and George Stowe Jr.'s work for One Stop Posters. At its height radical black artists found inspiration in the aesthetic, such as Faith Ringgold's series of Black Light paintings that eschewed any white pigment, or Barbara Jones-Hogu's prints (especially Relate to Your Heritage). Designs ranged from respectful copies of concert posters to prurient adolescent fantasies. The style was popular in advertisements for concerts at venues like the Fillmore and Avalon Ballroom, and further promoted and commercialized by companies like Pandora Productions (established in Minneapolis, 1964) and the Houston Black Light Company (Houston, 1969). In the United States, blacklight posters emerged as part of the psychedelic fashion scene between 19. With the ability to glow and vibrate under ultraviolet light, the posters could simulate the sensations and visual distortions one experienced during an acid trip. The 1960s saw the pervasive use of recreational drugs, especially mass use of hallucinogenics such as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), mescaline, and marijuana for the first time.
marketed the ink chiefly to the military before a counterculture emerged to embrace the aesthetic. Overview Two examples of fluorescent blacklight bulbs with light fixtures and packaging and a novelty incandescent bulb.Īlthough black lights date to 1903 with the development of the optical filter glass Wood's glass, fluorescent ink was not developed until 1932 when the Switzer brothers were inspired by a Popular Science magazine article to experiment in their father's pharmacy. The inks used contain phosphors which cause them to glow when exposed to ultraviolet light emitted from black lights. International customers are responsible for import fees due upon delivery.Type of wall art Pictures with messages visible under blacklightĪ blacklight poster or black light poster is a poster printed with inks which fluoresce under a black light. International customers outside the USA - one flat rate for all orders via the United States Postal Service.You are purchasing a poster print only.Only TRUE fans of the show will get the Life and Death Brigade reference - and to anybody else, this artwork will just look like you have good taste in classic vintage posters!
Owners of this special art print are encouraged to purchase a larger UV blacklight flashlight or UV blacklight lamp to proudly show off their secret art!Ībout This Design: You jump, I jump - right Jack? Don't forget your gorilla mask! This poster was created as a "secret" event invitation for LDB members only. One mini UV blacklight keychain is included with each poster. After this First Run edition sells out, any possible future printings of this design will not be numbered. To kick-off the launch of WindowShopGal's special Black Tie collection, only 500 posters will be created for this run, and each print will be numbered. This is a very special Limited First Run Edition. Hidden art and messages are revealed under UV blacklight only! Exclusively part of the Black Tie collection by WindowShopGal, this poster features a secret.
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