The Art of Walter Sickert

Walter Sickert was born on the sea and has dedicated his life to, and makes his living from, music and visual art. Walter's art is showcased in museums and private collections worldwide and he routinely collaborates with authors, other visuals artists and musicians. Walter is the founder and impresario of the SteamCRUNK band Walter Sickert & the ARmy of BRoken TOys who have been described as "Musically sophisticated and immensely talented, wildly unusual and diverse in material and presentation, a Dada-esque circus carnival run amuck, and just plain good ‘not-always-so-clean’ fun". He is inspired by such things as Hieronymus Bosch, The Tiger Lillies, Érik Satie, Salvador Dalí, Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, Lewis Carroll, Aleister Crowley, Terry Gilliam, and Alan Moore. These pieces represent the SteamCRUNK Movement, and employ a measured process by which Walter Sickert uses a vast array of materials and techniques to form an integrated piece. SteamCRUNK references and dismantles historical artistic movements like Dada, Pop, Surrealism etc., reconstituting them from the blender to form a decidedly contemporary piece with an historical twist.

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Love & Tentacles - Self Portrait 2013. Ink and water colour on antique paper

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FINDERS by Walter Sickert

 24 x 36 Archival Matte Vinyl Banner Print

Reference pieces made from squid-ink and unicorn-blood-water-color on paper, photographed with a Rolleiflex 2.8 FX Medium Format Twin Lens Reflex Camera; printed on Canson Infinity High Gloss Premium Resin coated Archival paper. Scanned to create a locus and then burned

NFS

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A few samples of my illustrations for various projects

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FICTION by Walter Sickert

"I have to go powder my nose."  11 x 14 Archival Matte Poster prints

This is an unmatted, borderless print - think small movie poster Original archival print and hand-coloring on Glatfelter Ultra-Premium, Carbonless, no-Gloss, heavyweight, smooth, groundwood-free paper Reference pieces made from squid-ink and unicorn-blood-water-color on paper, photographed with a Rolleiflex 2.8 FX Medium Format Twin Lens Reflex Camera; printed on Canson Infinity High Gloss Premium Resin coated Archival paper. Scanned to create a locus and then burned

https://armyoftoys.bandcamp.com/merch/fiction-limited-edition-poster-print

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Hellboy (Anung Un Rama) - 8 x 10, Matted, Signed and Numbered # of 5

https://armyoftoys.bandcamp.com/merch/hellboy-anung-un-rama-limited-edition-archival-print

Hellboy (Anung Un Rama) - 8 x 10, Matted, Signed and Numbered # of 5 Original archival print and hand-coloring on Glatfelter Ultra-Premium, Carbonless, no-Gloss, heavyweight, smooth, groundwood-free paper Reference pieces made from squid-ink and unicorn-blood-water-color on paper, photographed with a Rolleiflex 2.8 FX Medium Format Twin Lens Reflex Camera; printed on Canson Infinity High Gloss Premium Resin coated Archival paper. Scanned to create a locus and then burned

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The Boston Phoenix is gone, but it and its readers treated me well

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Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys - Photo by Caleb Cole, extra bits by Walter Sickert

setting = Torrent Engine 18, Boston

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Poster for our First Night Boston 2013 show

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22 Heads of the 8 Foot Bride

Commission by Amanda Palmer for Theatre is Evil - Art Book and tour

Reference pieces made from squid-ink and unicorn-blood-water-color on paper, ripped and collaged over 

archival prints of themselves and then photographed with a Rolleiflex 2.8 FX Medium Format Twin Lens 

Reflex Camera; printed on Canson Infinity High Gloss Premium Resin coated Archival paper, arranged in formation. Scanned to create a locus and then burned.

22 Heads of the 8 Foot Bride – 24x36 Poster Print

Archival print on Glatfelter Ultra-Premium, Carbonless, High-Gloss, heavyweight, smooth, groundwood-free paper.

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ROYALS: Part Deux

What kind of video can you make with 0.59¢ worth of bananas? A fun cover of Lorde's "Royals"! ...

Grab the track here: https://armyoftoys.bandcamp.com/track/royals-part-deu

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Prints available here: https://armyoftoys.bandcamp.com/merch/gonzo-limited-edition-archival-print

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Portrait Commissions

Original archival print and hand-coloring on Glatfelter Ultra-Premium, Carbonless, no-Gloss, heavyweight, smooth, groundwood-free paper

Reference pieces made from squid-ink and unicorn-blood-water-color on paper, photographed with a Rolleiflex 2.8 FX Medium Format Twin Lens Reflex Camera; printed on Canson Infinity High Gloss Premium Resin coated Archival paper. Scanned to create a locus and then burned 

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Clare and Rachel - married 1/1/2014

Original archival print and hand-coloring on Glatfelter Ultra-Premium, Carbonless, no-Gloss, heavyweight, smooth, groundwood-free paper Reference pieces made from squid-ink and unicorn-blood-water-color on paper, photographed with a Rolleiflex 2.8 FX Medium Format Twin Lens Reflex Camera; printed on Canson Infinity High Gloss Premium Resin coated Archival paper. Scanned to create a locus and then burned