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Forever Childish: Hidden easter eggs in Sam Spratt's "American Royalty" project∞
As was revealed this evening, Sam Spratt created a series of illustrationsinspired by Childish Gambino’s music which he calls “American Royalty”, and he has given us a few tidbits of information to share with you guys, about some of the hidden easter eggs that he included in the paintings:
We would like to thank Sam for taking the time to share this with us, as it really showcases his attention to the small details. If you would like to purchase any of the very limited edition prints from his “American Royalty” project, you can visit http://royalty.samspratt.com/. You can also follow Sam over on Twitter, or right here on Tumblr.
- In American Chariot, the little kid is holding a TMNT action figure because of the viral campaign to try to get Donald to play/voice one in the upcoming reboot.
- In Home Movies, the DVD case on the ground is of Human Centipede, a lyrical reference from Bonfire.
- Also, in Home Movies there is a heart with the initials RJ etched in the bed post, a reference to Donald’s frequent lyrical mentions of Rashida Jones.
- In Hope, the text on the paper on the ground is actually portions from Troy and Abed’s Christmas Rap from Community.
- In Roots, the “coin” background has ‘Georgia’ and ‘1983’, Donald’s birthplace and birth year.
- In Royalty, the disgruntled white guy in the window is actually a self-portrait.
- In Trophies, the chalkboard has several references, one of which is a misspelled version of “the younger I get” scribbled over, for obvious reasons.
“American Royalty” - Illustrations by Sam Spratt commissioned by Childish Gambino
Limited Edition Prints Available: royalty.samspratt.com
So, I’m pretty excited to finally share with you my full project with Actor/Writer/Rapper Donald Glover. What began as cover art for his last mixtape “Royalty” evolved into a series of Rockwell-esque vignettes on Americana meant to highlight the side of hip-hop that tends to take a back seat to “money, cars, and jewelry” – where you come from.
The collection of 10 illustrations cover a wide-spectrum of the little moments – the struggles, the simple pleasures, the risks, the irony, the humor, the hopes, and the realities of the American life that maybe isn’t quite so cookie cutter. For me, this was a rare privilege to both work with an insanely talented person as well as learn an IMMENSE amount in the process of creating scenes completely outside of my bubble. All of these are available as extremely limited edition, signed, numbered, archival art prints at royalty.samspratt.com and a video interview on the project with Complex/Masked Gorilla is here.
A huge thanks to Funfere Koroye, who assisted and modelled for me on “Summer” and “Royalty”
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“American Royalty” - Illustrations by Sam Spratt commissioned by Childish Gambino
Limited Edition Prints Available: royalty.samspratt.com
So, I’m pretty excited to finally share with you my full project with Actor/Writer/Rapper Donald Glover. What began as cover art for his last mixtape “Royalty” evolved into a series of Rockwell-esque vignettes on Americana meant to highlight the side of hip-hop that tends to take a back seat to “money, cars, and jewelry” – where you come from.
The collection of 10 illustrations cover a wide-spectrum of the little moments – the struggles, the simple pleasures, the risks, the irony, the humor, the hopes, and the realities of the American life that maybe isn’t quite so cookie cutter. For me, this was a rare privilege to both work with an insanely talented person as well as learn an IMMENSE amount in the process of creating scenes completely outside of my bubble. All of these are available as extremely limited edition, signed, numbered, archival art prints at royalty.samspratt.com and a video interview on the project with Complex/Masked Gorilla is here.
A huge thanks to Funfere Koroye, who assisted and modelled for me on “Summer” and “Royalty”
“Trophies” - Single cover art commissioned by Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover
(Illustration by Sam Spratt)
New track from Childish Gambino (It’s sick and features Beck) and another painting from me to go with it. Free song DL HERE
Note: The titles of the artwork are not the titles of the tracks.
Previous Childish Gambino Cover Art:
“American Chariot” - Single cover art commissioned by Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover
(by Sam Spratt)
Another week, another amazing new track from Gambino, and another painting to go with it, stay tuned. Free song DL HERE
(Note: The titles of the artwork are not the titles of the tracks, the tracks are Untitled)
Previous Childish Gambino Cover Art:
Last night I met up with Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) to discuss secretive artsy things.
“Hope” - Single cover art commissioned by Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover by Sam Spratt
http://www.iamdonald.com/
It’s been a bit surreal getting to work directly with one of my favorite actors/comedians/musicians. This Rockwellian scene of Black Americana is only the beginning, stay tuned. Download the awesome track “Untitled” for free in the link above (Seriously, it’s fucking amazing).
