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Julien's Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house to the stars, will offer
"FU Rock 'N' Roll Portraits: Neil Zlozower Premier NFT Collection And Signed Prints", an auction event taking place online Monday, May 16, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. PDT at juliensauctions.com. Forty-five lots featuring one-of-one NFTs accompanying signed and original prints of rock and roll legends from rock photography icon
Neil Zlozower, a.k.a.
Zloz, will be offered to the public for the first time.
The subject of the award-winning documentary
"In Your Face - The Neil Zlozower Story", California native, photography legend and cult figure
Neil Zlozower has captured the icons of rock and roll for over 40 years with his electrifying film images defining the very way people think of rock stars. Splashed on the covers and pages of magazines from
Rolling Stone,
Guitar Player,
Metal Hammer,
Guitar World,
Drum to
Playgirl,
Zloz has photographed the Mount Rushmore of rock giants â
LED ZEPPELIN,
David Bowie,
GUNS N' ROSES,
VAN HALEN,
KISS and more.
Revered as "one of the band" by the numerous rock stars he has captured, these portraits of his subjects such as
Slash and
Eddie Van Halen each show them "flipping the bird" in their own unique and colorful way to
Zloz. Not only has his ardent lens immortalized their wild and "larger-than-life" personas and the era during which they were taken but
Zloz's photos also give some insight into his intimate friendships with rock music's behemoths.
Each lot will include:
A digital version of the photograph as an exclusive 1-of-1 NFT minted on the Ethereum blockchain. The item is brought to life in an even more personal way through
Zloz's exclusive audio narration, which is minted as part of this NFT. An NFT is a unique and non-interchangeable unit of data stored on the blockchain.
NFT highlights with the signed and original photo include (estimates ranging from $800 - $2,000):
An original photo of
Ozzy Osbourne with guitarist
Zakk Wylde at a Los Angeles studio in 2001, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
Jon Bon Jovi taken during a backstage photo session with the band in St. Louis in 1987, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of the band
MOTĂRHEAD with lead singer
Lemmy Kilmister taken backstage at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1988, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
JUDAS PRIEST lead singer
Rob Halford taken during a live concert performance in 1988, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
KISS drummer
Eric Singer shot at a photo session at
Zlozower's Hollywood studio in 2008, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
AEROSMITH frontman
Steven Tyler in front of 16,000 fans during a live concert performance at the Long Beach Arena in 1988, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
VAN HALEN lead guitarist
Eddie Van Halen captured during a photo session at
David Lee Roth's house in Pasadena in 1978, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz as well as an original photo of
VAN HALEN with
Eddie Van Halen flipping the bird backstage at a photo session before a live concert performance in 1981, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
DEF LEPPARD lead singer
Joe Elliott at a photo session for
Classic Rock magazine at
Zlozower's photography studio in Hollywood in 2008, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
MĂTLEY CRUÌE drummer
Tommy Lee during a photo session at
Zlozower's Hollywood studio in 1984, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz as well as an original photo of
Tommy Lee with
RATT guitarists
Robbin Crosby and
Warren DeMartini backstage before a
RATT concert performance at the Long Beach arena on New Year's Eve in 1984-85, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
VELVET REVOLVER lead guitarist
Slash at Mates Rehearsal Studios in Hollywood in 2007, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer
Chad Smith in front of
Zlozower's Hollywood studio in 2008, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist
Dave Navarro during a photo session for
Marshall Amps at
Zlozower's Hollywood studio in 2008, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
THE RUNAWAYS guitarist
Joan Jett during a photo session for "Around Hollywood" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1977, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
An original photo of
GREEN DAY guitarist
Billie Joe Armstrong taken during a live concert performance at the Hollywood Palladium in 1994, hand-signed in black marker by
Zloz.
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