2010/02/16
2009/09/09
Aubrey Beardsley: The Abbé
The Abbé, Pen and ink, over faint traces of pencil, 1896
Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898)
2009/09/01
2009/08/25
Yellena James: Pen & Ink
"Allusion" 8" x 10" Pen & Ink on paper
"Thistle" 7.5" x 7.5" Pen & Ink on paper
"Arise" 7.5" x 7.5" Pen & Ink on paper
Never underestimate the power of line quality. Check out more of Yellena James amazing work here.
2009/07/25
2009/07/04
Hans Hillmann: Sturm Über Asien
Sturm Über Asien poster. 1961, 84 x 61 cm, Germany
Hans Hillmann (Germany 1925–)
Cheki: Hammer Museum
(1st, 2nd, and 3rd from left) Nic Hess, Automatic Crash Response. Mixed-media tape drawing installation, 2009
(4th from left) Environmental design outside Billy Wilder Theater
(5th from left) View of an adjacent building from the courtyard of the Hammer
Swiss artist Nic Hess is known for his inventive wall works composed almost entirely of masking tape. Mixing drawing, bright colors and icons from a variety of sources, Hess makes us reevaluate our understanding of familiar signs in consumer culture. In his elaborate compositions he draws new connections and weaves a loose narrative of worlds colliding and visions exploding. (Read more from Robert Summers essay here)
2009/06/29
Jan Tschichold: Die Kameliendame
Die Kameliendame poster 1927, 118.5 x 84 cm
Jan Tschichold (Germany, 1902–1974)
2009/06/20
Bart Anthony van der Leck: Delft Salad Oil Factories
Delft Salad Oil Factories poster. 89 x 59.5 cm, The Netherlands
Bart Anthony van der Leck (The Netherlands, 1876–1958)
2009/06/13
2009/06/11
2009/06/10
2009/06/09
Erik Nitsche: Subway Posters
Say it fast...often...in color poster, 1947. 155 x 74.5 cm, USA
Erik Nitsche (Switzerland,1908–USA 1998)
Nitsche was a pioneer in the design of books, annual reports, and other printed material that relied on meticulous attention to the details of page composition, the elegance of simple type presentation, and the juxtaposition of elements on a page. His hallmarks were impeccably clear design, brilliant colors, smart typography, and an adherence to particular geometric foundations. He moved to the United States at the age of 26, where he had a successful career as graphic designer and art director. After 1960's he worked mainly on children's books.
2009/05/29
Roman Cieślewicz: Zawrót Głowy
Zawrót Głowy (Vertigo Poster), 83 x 59 cm, Poland
Roman Cieślewicz (Poland 1930–France 1996)
To me a picture could never be separated from the content. I always go for the maximum picture and the maximum information. You need to stimulate imagination to the maximum. —Roman Cieślewicz
Cieslewicz earned huge international recognition, exhibiting his works throughout the world. He was one of the key founders of the Polish poster school which promoted simplicity and clarity of artistic statement, use of the synthetic sign and poetic metaphor, and abundance of means of expression. His artistic interests included posters, press and publishing prints, typography, photography, photomontage and exhibiting.
2009/05/28
2009/05/24
Amy Bennett: "Neighbors"
On Thin Ice, oil on panel, 12 x 16 inches
Coincidence, oil on panel, 20 x 20 inches
Cold Compress, oil on panel, 12 x 16 inches
Amy Bennett: "At the Lake"
Escape, oil on panel, 14 x 18 inches, 2008
Taking Arms, oil on panel, 18 x 24 inches, 2008
The paintings are glimpses of a scene or fragments of a narrative. I am interested in storytelling over time through repeated depictions of the same house or car or person, seasonal changes, and shifting vantage points. Like the disturbing difficulty of trying to put rolls of film in order several years after the pictures have been taken, I hope the collective images suggest a known past that is just beyond reach. —Amy Bennett
2009/05/22
Nippon: Issue 18
Nippon: Issue 18 (1938)
Designers: Kono Takashi, Yamana Ayao, and Kamekura Yusaku
Yônosuke Natori (1910-62) was a professional photographer, founder of “Nippon Studio” and publisher of the international, multilanguage magazine “Nippon” (Japan). With his studio and the magazine Yonosuke Natori introduced to Japan cutting-edge photographic techniques and design that he studied in Germany. The magazine was designed to promote Japanese culture to the West and was published in English, French, German and Spanish until 1944. Utilizing designs and techniques from German magazines “Nippon” was much higher in quality than other magazines of the same kind in prewar Japan, but became a very rare item soon, since most of its copies were distributed overseas.“Nippon” magazine is very hard to find in Japan, even in specialized libraries.
Cheki: School Bus, Crossroads...
←Los Angeles County school bus, 09.05.21
→Crossroads of the World, 09.05.20
Two images taken during a walk through Hollywood, CA.
2009/05/18
William H. Bradley: The Chap‐Book
The Chap‐Book poster. 1895, 52.5 x 35.5 cm, USA
William H. Bradley (USA 1868–1962)
The name "Chap-Book" came from the earliest days of printing. In the sixteenth century chapbooks — or "cheap" books — were short pamphlets, often illustrated, that contained folk stories, remedies, and other popular literature.
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