Ozzy Osbourne. Judas Priest. AC/DC. Slayer. Guns N’ Roses. What do these artists have in common (besides making heavy music with bass/drums/guitar and a lot of tight leather)? They’re all a part of artist Ben Venom’s Heavy Metal Quilts.
The colorful quilts, which all have heavy-music-inspired names like “Don’t Wake Me Lucifer” and “See You On The Other Side,” are made of dozens of vintage concert tees, stitched together in the same way scraps of fabric are traditionally used. The results are aesthetically fascinating: huge symbols like goats and skulls, made of pieces of the intricate logos and painted artwork from metal tees, dominate the pieces, but on looking closer, the viewer notices how surprisingly comfy all those terrifying goats and skulls look.
With Guns N’ Roses on tour again, this couldn’t be more timely!
(Via Ben Venom)
Slayer is touring with Rob Zombie this summer for a heavy metal outing that will take them to eleven cities in the U.S. and Canada.