Stanley Mouse is an American artist who is renowned for his psychedelic posters and album covers. Some of Stanley’s most credible pieces include his works done for the Grateful Dead and Journey which he and fellow artist Alton Kelley collaborated on together. Stanley grew up in an artistic household in Detroit, Michigan, where his father was one of the animators for Walt Disney’s Snow White. Living in the main hub of automotive manufacturing, Stanley found himself obsessing over motor cars. Combining his great talent with the airbrush, it is said that Stanley painted almost every hot rod in the city and participated in every car show painting custom t-shirts. Aside from his love of cars, Stanley saw art nouveau and other periods like art deco to be influential periods that shaped his art style to fit the aesthetic of commercial art.
What I admire most about Stanley is his collaborative efforts with other artists. By taking advantage of the sources he had around him, and learning new styles, Stanley’s experimentation with rock posters and album covers rewarded him as being one of the most iconic psychedelic artists of this era.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Mouse
http://www.mousestudios.com/section/biography