Good ideas spring forth when you least expect them.
For Marcus Adoro, will while engaged in a Marie Kondo exercise of making the best use of space and throwing out what is not needed in his condo, he found boxes of that now famous issue of Esquire magazine that documented the Eraserheads’ London tour.
It so happened that a friend of his was visiting and Marcus handed him a spare copy of the magazine. “Could you doodle on the cover?” his friend asked.
A lightbulb switched on…painted variations of an iconic band on an iconic crossing and an iconic magazine cover.
That’s the Eraserheads on the Abbey Road crossing that made the cover of Esquire magazine. And Adoro painted variations of a theme from including the Philippine jeepney and tricycle, to a paean to Robert Smith and the Cure, panic buying, summertime blues, super-heroes, and animals to name but a few… all traversing the famous Abbey road crossing.
Adoro compiled all the 12 pieces of painted artwork (including two bonus ones), each one for a month of the calendar beginning February 2022 and ending on February 2023.
“The calendar pages are professional quality prints of the paintings,” explained the former madcap guitarist of the Eraserheads. “We chose the best possible paper and available printing to make this project look vibrant and alive.”
The entire project took a year to complete and was done so during lockdown.
“I had a lot of time on my hands and wondered what to do,” shared Adoro. “I recorded my pandemic album in ‘Mr. Kubido’ and it wasn’t enough. I was doing a lot of painting at that time and this project kept me focused and in good spirits.”
The calendar starts at 02-22-2022; has 22 pages, is priced at Php 2,222, with only 222 copies available.
“This play on numbers is also part of the concept,” noted Adoro with his trademark sense of humor.
Completing the calendar set also includes a painted tote bag, refrigerator magnets, stickers, and a coffee mug all featuring the same painted art.
“This is a legit collectible,” summed up Adoro. “I was also surprised that fans responded well. Of the 222 copies, we have sold a hundred to fans based in Europe. The remaining ones are for local fans.”
Eya Cheung is the executive producer with designs made by Doy Buenaventura.
Those interested in acquiring this cool collectible may reach out to Marcus at @marcus_punkzappa on Instagram.