MTV Show Logos by Beau Tardy in 1992

MTV Show Logos designed by Beau Tardy
in the on-air graphics department at MTV in 1992.

During the regular course of daily duties at MTV as a designer in the on-air graphics and animation department, I was often tasked with coming up with logos for show opens. Often these would be animated, but sometimes the producer just needed a digital logo to take into an edit session and composite it with other footage. These were designed on Quantel V-Series Paintbox and Harriett. The better producers would come in and sit during the session while I designed the logos, others just phoned it in. Some producers became friends and we would spend countless hours in session coming up with great ideas for graphics. These logos are for the more typical MTV fare at the time and were used by the News or Promotions department for their shows. I don't know which ones of these actually made it to air simply because I couldn't afford cable at the time in my little shared tenement apartment on Ave. B in the Lower East Side. They payed us very little and worked us like crazy. But I was happy to get my work on MTV in front of millions of people. 

New painting for sale. ***SOLD***

***sold*** She's A Phoney ©Beau Tardy
Original acrylic on canvas 18x24" $200

MTV News graphics on Quantel Paintbox by Beau Tardy in 1992.

This one is for @DextersTechLab This is a screen grab from my work at MTV making news graphics on the Quantel Paintbox in 1992. Recued from thermal prints I kept all these years 🤯📺💫I will be making a video about this soon. 😀#MTV #paintbox before #Photoshop #90s #TV pic.twitter.com/E47uNmilvF

— Dizzy💫📺 (@DizzyTV) March 19, 2021

MTV on-air graphics created in 1992 by Beau Tardy.

On-air graphics made for MTV in 1992 by Beau Tardy.

Here's a good example of some of the behind the scenes design work that would go into on-air graphics. On the right the logo I liked for MTV's Most Wanted and on the left the one that was chosen for broadcast. I was already channeling vaporwave vibes back in 1992! This work was done on Quantel Hal as part of our everyday duties of providing producers with on-air graphics and original designs.

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DizzyTV is one of my all-time favorite artists. So excited he’s minted his first piece!!! Would buy in a second if I weren’t a little low rn. https://bit.ly/3cRj1Al

— ALT+CTRL+K (@ALTCTRLK) March 16, 2021

 

First minted digital art NFT - Beau Tardy Artist Poster.

 I have finally minted my first digital art NFT. This token is available for a short while as an auction on Mintable.app 

The first minted digital art NFT by Beau Tardy ©2021

I will be minting all of my digital art including brand new art and vintage digital art from my MTV days and before. I have been making digital art since taking the very first computer graphics class at Parsons School of Design, which then led to my career making TV art for the likes of MTV and VH1. This is a great way for me to share digital art with you without the risk of it being stolen and copied. The new NFT technology is going to change the world of digital art for the benefit of artists who like me have been hesitant to post digital art on social media because it is so easy to copy. Thanks for buying my art and feel free to ask me any questions about this new technology.

ATOMIKCOMIX Book by Beau Tardy Artist

Early digital art "Short Circuit" & "Cyberpunk" featured in ATOMIKCOMIX Vol.1

Just a quick reminder that there are a few copies left of ATOMIKCOMIX Vol.1 which features early undergound comix & digital art dating back to my art school years at Parsons School of Design in New York prior to getting hired at MTV. The book was published in time for a show in 2016 at Barrister's Gallery in New Orleans. All copies are signed for this first print run.

ATOMIKCOMIX Vol.1 featuring early work from 1985-1992 prior to getting hired at MTV. Underground comix & early digital art.

Get your signed copy here: >> Chateau Books <<

As an artist I am disappointed by the censorship on social media in America. Social media companies make billions of dollars using the free content that we upload. Then they get to decide who to promote and who to silence. My work and my speech are not the property of social media oligarchs. Therefore I have decided to stop uploading content to their servers and cancel all my social media accounts. I will begin deleting all my original content from my social media pages. If you want to follow my work please go to tardyartist.com. Thanks so much for your support.

Miniatures ~ Wood Panels Acrylic and Gold Metal Paint *sold*

Acrylic & Gold Metal on Wood Panel 10"x10" by Beau Tardy Artist, 2019.

After going through a little bit of a burn out, I produced these nice miniature wood panels. I have always been fascinated by Medieval art. Nice 10"x10" panels, carefully prepared and painted with acrylic and gold metallic paint. Varnished and mounted, ready to hang.

Acrylic & Gold Metal on Wood Panel 10"x10" by Beau Tardy Artist, 2019.

They were featured in the 10x10" Art Show 2019 at Hardy & Nance in January. 

New Smurf Paintings

These are spraypaint and acrylic on 12"x 12" canvas. Set of 7 canvasses can be arranged in any pattern or bought separately. 

>>Go to store page to purchase these and other paintings.<<