Green Day Commissions 21 Pieces of Green Day Art

Art and music often go hand and hand, although Green Day is not necessarily the first band that comes to mind when you think of an art gallery in London, they’re breaking their own mold… well kind of. The artwork will be molded around them and their own awesome-ness. They have commissioned 21 original pieces of art that was inspired by the band’s most recent album release, 21st Century Breakdown.

The paintings will be shown exclusively at the StolenSpace Gallery in Shoreditch, East London, from 23rd of October until 1st of November to coincide with Green Day’s sold out UK concert tour and opening the day before the band’s two sold-out performances at the O2 Arena in London.

Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer of the band said about the artwork…

“We‘re really excited to be associated with this incredible show… Seeing the pieces that our new album has inspired is very exciting. We feel a strong connection to that type of creative expression; we think the fans coming out will love it.”

The show’s curator, artist, Logan Hicks, said that the gallery will feature contributions from an international pool of artisans, such as world renowned New York-based painter Ron English, Amsterdam-based street artists The London Police, French stencil artist C215, British illustrator Will Barras along with artists Eelus, Chris Stain, Sixten, Adam 5100 and more. Each of the collaborating artists were each sent through a lyric sheet and asked to produce a piece of art that reflected that song, to highlight the connection between music and art.

Hicks a stencil artist and die-hard punk-rock fan, whose portraits of band members Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool, and Mike Dirnt will also be on display said…

“I chose artists whom I felt had a similar visual approach to art as Green Day does to its music… Although most of the artists represented are well-established in their careers, they embrace the same emotional rawness with their art, which speaks from the heart and swings with the fist.”

What do you think of the gallery? Is it pretentious or cool to see Green Day commissioning artwork of their work?