Aaron Horkey
{{Short description|American illustrator}}
{{Context|date=June 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
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| birth_place = Windom, Minnesota, U.S.
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| occupation = Graphic designer
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Aaron Horkey is an American illustrator from Windom, Minnesota.{{cite web|first=Ken|last=Harman|url=http://hifructose.com/2010/11/22/a-tour-through-windom-with-aaron-horkey/|title=A Tour Through Windom with Aaron Horkey|publisher=Hi-Fructose|date=November 22, 2010}} He has created concert posters for bands such as Boris, Converge, Isis, and the Melvins.{{cite web|first=Juan|last=Diniz|url=http://www.the1stfive.com/news/aaron-horkey-5th-anniversary-print-retrospective-series|title=Aaron Horkey 5th Anniversary Print Retrospective Series|publisher=The 1st Five|date=June 18, 2010}} First Showing described him as "one of Mondo's most popular and respected artists".{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Billington|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/check-out-mondos-latest-paul-thomas-anderson-poster-art-series/|title=Check Out Mondo's Latest Paul Thomas Anderson Poster Art Series|publisher=First Showing|date=May 13, 2013}}
Career
Horkey held a solo exhibition at the Remick Gallery in 2010.{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Norman|url=http://hifructose.com/2010/09/14/aaron-horkeys-midwestern-heart-show/|title=Aaron Horkey's "Midwestern Heart" Show|publisher=Hi-Fructose|date=September 14, 2010}} In 2011, he collaborated with Vania Zouravliov for the Dracula poster, which was listed by Complex as one of "The 50 Best Mondo Posters (So Far)".{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=LaSane|url=http://www.complex.com/art-design/2013/04/the-50-best-mondo-posters-so-far/dracula-aaron-horkey|title=The 50 Best Mondo Posters (So Far)|publisher=Complex|date=April 22, 2013}}
He curated a series of the Paul Thomas Anderson film posters in 2013.{{cite web|first=Kevin|last=McFarland|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/check-out-new-posters-for-all-of-paul-thomas-ander,97688/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608053500/http://www.avclub.com/articles/check-out-new-posters-for-all-of-paul-thomas-ander%2C97688/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 8, 2013|title=Check out these amazing new Mondo posters for Paul Thomas Anderson movies|publisher=The A.V. Club|date=May 13, 2013}} The series covered Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, and There Will Be Blood.{{cite web|first=Germain|last=Lussier|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/cool-stuff-aaron-horkey-curates-paul-thomas-anderson-poster-series-for-mondo/|title=Cool Stuff: Aaron Horkey Curates Paul Thomas Anderson Poster Series For Mondo|publisher=Slashfilm|date=May 13, 2013}} It featured contributions from Rich Kelly, Rockin' Jelly Bean, João Ruas, and Jordan Crane.{{cite web|first=Bryce J.|last=Renninger|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/roller-girls-and-oil-rigs-mondo-releases-paul-thomas-anderson-movie-poster-series|title=Roller Girl and Oil Rigs: Mondo Releases Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Poster Series|publisher=IndieWire|date=May 13, 2013}}
He also created the poster for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2012.{{cite web|first=Xeni|last=Jardin|url=http://boingboing.net/2012/07/06/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-r.html|title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" poster by artist Aaron Horkey, for Mondo|publisher=Boing Boing|date=July 6, 2012}}
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External links
- {{Discogs artist|Aaron Horkey|Aaron Horkey}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:American illustrators
Category:Artists from Minnesota
Category:People from Windom, Minnesota
Category:American poster artists