PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING

Dave Matthews Band, abbreviated DMB, is an American rock band that was formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. in 1991. The group’s lyrical themes focus on topics ranging from God, love, sex, the enjoyment and appreciation of life, to ending racism, and political and anti-war statements. The founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer/backing vocalist Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore.

The band is known for their annual summer-long tours of the US and Europe, featuring lengthy improvisational renditions of their songs, accompanied by an elaborate video and lighting show. This portion of the tour has become a stamp of DMB.

The band has won one Grammy Award, and was awarded the NAACP Chairman’s Award.

Methane Studios has been commissioned to design posters and create special projects for the Dave Matthews Band since 2005. Some of those posters were used for decks of playing cards: 2009 edition, 2010 edition and 2012 edition:

2009 Poster Playing Cards

In partnership with Methane Studios – a custom deck of playing cards ( a limited edition run). Each of the 52 cards and 2 jokers in this standard deck feature a different poster from the 2009 tour and on the back you’ll find our twist on the classic Bicycle card backs.

Printed by AdMagic

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Posted by Collector on 03.02.2013 in Art on Playing Cards, Deck of Playing Cards, Playing Cards and Posters, USPCC

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Kickstarter: Bohemia Playing Cards by Uusi

03 Feb

Street art meets Baroque in this luminous, hand-painted deck. A juicy mix of risk and art, “Bohemia” is a Limited Edition Original. Bohemia – an entirely hand-painted and hand-lettered playing card deck. Bohemia is the second limited-edition Uusi deck in a planned six-deck series.

The artwork for Bohemia was inspired by the unlikely pairing of 17th-century Baroque style with contemporary, urban street art. Each have a flair for drama, tension and grandeur that when mixed together create one lush,combustible style! This deck is perfect for your neighborhood or family poker game, a few heated rounds of gin rummy, spades or hearts with friends or simply to add a little drama to your favorite game of solitaire. In the skilled hands of a magician or flourisher, our deck’s colorful card backs and custom face designs become a dazzling display of hypnotic, moving color and beauty. For the collector, it is a true original with an attractive, unique tuck box and made in limited quantities.

THE DECK

Fifty-two playing cards and two jokers, all with unique art that’s executed in the traditional “Anglo-Rouen” design pattern, ideal for magic and card games due to being unique and eye-catching, yet at the same time very familiar and immediately recognizable by players and spectators alike.
Completely hand-painted with gouache paint for the illustrations on every single card, right down to the pips and indices.
One blank-faced card with the same background pattern that’s repeated on all the faces, suitable for use as a cut card, a magician’s gaff or a replacement for a damaged card.
One illustrated Uusi Design ad card.
Printed by the United States Playing Card Company (USPC) in a run of 3500 decks.
Made on Bicycle playing card stock with an Air Cushion Finish for a glide that’s easy and smooth without being too slick and slippery.

You could pledge here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1244376122/bohemia-playing-cards-deck?ref=live

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