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index finger guy
the actual event was months ago, but this poster still hanging around town by young artist/illustrator stefan glerum caught my eye nontheless… i’m surprised i hadn’t come across his work before, he worked together with renowned dutch artist ‘joost swarte’ (whose influence is clear to see) but he has a surprisingly strong and individual style to his work for his age, worth checking out…
super g
my copy of unit editions’ excellent book supergraphics arrived in the post a few days ago… and it does what it says on the box, it is super: a really well made and researched book, the term ‘supergraphics’ was actually coined in the late sixties/early seventies and was… i quote:
…an architectural movement in the 1960s and 70s that saw architects attempt to ‘remove solidity, gravity, even history’ by the simple act of applying paint and graphics to the interior and exterior surfaces of buildings… the result was an eruption of dazzling graphic imagery that used scale, chromatic verve, and visual sleight-of-hand to achieve aesthetic and social aims. Yet it is a body of work that rarely attracts the attention of design historians and commentators…
definitely worth getting hold of a copy if this area of design interests you at all…
digital painting
even though i’m not usually a fan of this kind of digital manipulation, these grotesque actor portraits are almost over the top kitsch but they seem to work quite well somehow… they appear to be based on photos if i’m not mistaken…
