Vincent McEvoy

Vincent McEvoy was the Art Director of Polydor in the 70s. As such, he had unique access to some of the biggest names in Rock, including The Who, Bob Marley and Eric Clapton. ‘When I worked at Polydor the average was thirty albums a month, which is one a day....it was about seeing off artwork every day for one album and coming up with an idea, or a concept, for another.’ 

McEvoy first got his hands inky when working with - and being influenced by - Andy Warhol in the 1980’s. In recent years he has rekindled his passion for silkscreens, producing artworks based on some of the memorabilia that he accumulated throughout his career.

There is a lot of fun in creating silkscreens with colours so vibrant. The hit and miss moments doing it all by hand can be magic (or totally frustrating), compared to working with graphics digitally.