User:PuppyGristle/Allen Jaeger
Allen's short autobiography:[edit]
"My Name is Allen Jaeger. I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and lived there from Feb. 24, 1973 to present. I am a Professional artist who deals with the silkscreen media to produce a vision of what I hear and relate to. I do many posters and tour t-shirt designs for many bands and events, there are to many to mention... All my work is produced by myself, no sending it to a printer to have it screwed up. I mix my own colors using a wide range of paint types, oils, latex and screen textiles. Most printers have said that I print my work wrong and use odd methods. Well guess what, who cares, I taught myself through trail and error and have produced a different way that works for me. Where my teachers and others had no faith in my work, I did it and will keep doing it [until] I am one of the ones I illustrate.
My inspriation ranges from all sources, the music I listen to, comic books, movies and everyday life. The artist I like most of all are Berni Wrightson, Frank Frazetta, Ken Kelly to name a few. The Artist of old 60's and 70's horror/sci-fi movie posters and early horror magazines like Eerie and Creepy. I collect Horror movies and related items, I have a huge collection of stuff like that. I only like doing posters for bands I like. I believe in full support to the artist and representing them as a fan would like myself. If my work can help an artist I like then all the power to [them].. I also do not consider myself part of this poster pop culture click, [that] has become something I hate. . . I am just a fan of what I like and that is it. We as a whole are not better than the other. If it were up to me, I would have the whole human race including myself extinct from the universe. Maybe that way the universe and all the other species that exist can live in harmony. Of all I have seen and witnessed, I am convinced this world is nothing but scum and dirt. My work is much more important than the physical person, myself and others. I am just a mirror of you."[[1]]
Please note Allen is a huge fan of Skinny Puppy and a full member of the [very dysfunctional] "Puppy family."
Works of Art[edit]
Jaeger has designed cd covers, t-shirts and posters for some of the best known cult bands. Skinny Puppy, The Misfits, Pantera, Ministry, Bauhaus, White Zombie, Rob Zombie, Slayer, Type O Negative and Trivium to name a few.
Other works include poster and t-shirt designs for New Orleans infamous amusement The House Of Shock and various pieces for novelist Anne Rice.