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Hubert Kretzschmar is a German graphic artist based in New York City. At 24, left his town of Karlruhen after completing art school and relocated in New York City. By that same year, he co-created the artwork for arguably The Rolling Stones most visually exciting album cover, Some Girls. In 1986, he designed Kraftwerk's futuristic album cover Electric Café.[1] Based off that visual, Kraftwerk had their stage costumes designed which they perform in to this day. To date, he has designed over 150 album covers. [2]

In 2023, Some Girls celebrated its 45 years anniversary with the band widely discussing the milestone and the iconic imagery co-created by Kretzschmar. Mick Jagger has said it's one of his favorite albums.[3] [4] Kretzschmar recalled the album originally had the working title "Lies".[5] The first printing of the album was censured as The Rolling Stone lawyers could not get permission to use those actors' images. [6]

Hubert recalls Andy Warhol’s drag series and how much he admired the Some Girls cover seemed apparent when he put himself in a wig for a self-portrait about a year later. [7] [8]

Kretzschmar designed the cover for The Rolling Stone's Tattoo You with Peter Corriston. [9] [10] It featured close up black and white photos of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards with tattoo illustrations on their faces. It was controversial as many people failed to recognize the cover photo to be Jagger and believed it to be an unknown female. When asked why he didn't photograph the rest of the band, Kretzschmar explained,"It was a decision that Mick and Keith must have made. I remember Charlie was at the photo shoot with both of them, no effort was made to get him to pose or be part of it."[11] Corriston won a Grammy for best album cover in 1981. One book on The Rolling Stones exclaimed: “The visuals created by Corriston and Kretzschmar are resolutely pop art. A naked woman whose face cannot be properly made out stands upright in a provocative pose before a blue lamé drape.…”[12] The estate of The Rolling Stone drummer Bill Wyman sold a poster of the artwork for $2,880.[13][14] [15][16]

He also designed The Rolling Stone's album Undercover of the Night. The Rolling Stone's guitarist Ronnie Wood's website credits him with the cover art photography and illustration.[17][18] [19]

Kretzschmar's art, photography, and design for 4 of The Rolling Stone album covers toured in The Rolling Stone's Exhibitionism. The exhibition was a visual and audio tour recounting the band's 50 years making music.[20]

The MOMA in New York City has exhibited his artwork for The Rolling Stones and Kraftwerk.[21][22]

His Rolling Stone artwork collection can be seen online at Lichtfeld Gallery and his portrait of Andy Warhol.[23][24]

In 1985, he designed the Steady Nerves cover art for Graham Parker. [25]

In 1993, he designed the Face the Heat cover art for the Scorpions. [26]

In 2000, he designed Iggy Pop cover art for his live album, Live in NYC.[27]

His work is discussed in countless books on the music and cultural influence of The Rolling Stones[28] and even the Talking Heads.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]

Kretzshmar has had 9 solo shows, been in over 47 group shows, and exhibited his art at over 25 renown art fairs. [37] His Bjork piece grabbed a headline.[38]

His influence extended to the graffiti, club, and fashion scene. Designer Maripol featured his art on her clothing.[39]

References

  1. ^ https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/pandemic-richie-williamson-hubert-kretzschmar/4597
  2. ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/1829073-Hubert-Kretzschmar
  3. ^ https://yahoo.com/entertainment/keith-richards-mick-jagger-some-girls-anniversary-173242934.html
  4. ^ https://www.aol.com/entertainment/keith-richards-mick-jagger-talk-173242945.html
  5. ^ Jucha, Gary J. (22 November 2019). Rolling Stones FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Bad Boys of Rock. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-5074-1.
  6. ^ Margotin, Philippe; Guesdon, Jean-Michel (18 January 2022). The Rolling Stones All the Songs Expanded Edition: The Story Behind Every Track. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-7624-7984-9.
  7. ^ https://medium.com/visualmente/mick-jagger-el-diseñador-61f46d12d289
  8. ^ https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/15490
  9. ^ https://variety.com/2021/music/news/rolling-stones-tattoo-you-anniversary-edition-1235044260/
  10. ^ https://www.analogplanet.com/content/rolling-stones-announce-tatoo-you-40th-anniversary-reissue
  11. ^ "Rolling Stones – Tattoo You album art". Fonts in Use. 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  12. ^ Margotin, Philippe; Guesdon, Jean-Michel (25 October 2016). The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-316-31773-3.
  13. ^ https://www.julienslive.com/lot-details/index/catalog/341/lot/143659/BILL-WYMAN-TATTOO-YOU-ALBUM-POSTER
  14. ^ https://experience.rollingstones.com/album/tattoo-you
  15. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3894897/mediaviewer/rm2377601793/
  16. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3894897/mediaviewer/rm4085996545/
  17. ^ "UNDERCOVER – Ronnie Wood". www.ronniewood.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  18. ^ https://iorr.org/albums/undercover-2.pdf
  19. ^ https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/80490761-hubert-kretzschmar-poster-originale-undercover-with-the-rolling-stones-hubert-kretzschmar-1980s
  20. ^ "The Rolling Stones' 'Exhibitionism'". Yahoo News. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  21. ^ https://www.moma.org/artists/47168 2601:589:4300:3E61:A571:99F7:A0FD:8EF3
  22. ^ https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1240
  23. ^ "Hubert Kretzschmar". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  24. ^ "Hubert Kretzschmar" (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  25. ^ https://www.connollyco.com/discography/graham_parker/steady.html
  26. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/11759161-Scorpions-Face-The-Heat
  27. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/10893354-Iggy-Pop-Live-In-NYC
  28. ^ https://iorr.org/albums/undercover-2.pdf
  29. ^ What the Songs Look Like. Harper & Row. 1987. ISBN 978-0-06-055117-9.
  30. ^ https://specificobject.com/objects/info.cfm?object_id=12898
  31. ^ Drate, Spencer (1992). Designing for Music. PBC International. ISBN 978-0-86636-183-5.
  32. ^ "Omni". October 1980.
  33. ^ Gras, Antonio Jesús (8 January 2019). La perfección del silencio. Editorial Libros.com. ISBN 978-84-17643-23-2.
  34. ^ Sexton, Paul (15 April 2023). Charlie Watts: O gênio discreto que deu o ritmo dos Rolling Stones. Harlequin. ISBN 978-65-5511-516-1.
  35. ^ "Art & Text". 1985.
  36. ^ "Undercurrents: Rituals and Translations : Joseph Beuys, Louise Bourgeois, Robert Morris : Nov. 2-Dec. 2, 1987, Grossman Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston". 1987.
  37. ^ https://lichtfeld.ch/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/pdf/CV_Statement-Kretzschmar.pdf
  38. ^ https://news.artnet.com/market/scope-fair-2015-delivers-274897
  39. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/01/style/notes-on-fashion.html
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