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Tag Archives: Donald Brun
MODERNIST GRAPHIC DESIGN (IN ITS MOST RECENT INCARNATION)
Exposition Internationale Coloniale (Antwerp) 1930;Anonymous; 16″ x 23″ The notion of the “modern” in creative output became compelling near the end of the nineteenth century. At that time industrialization and its drastic reconfiguration of urban socioeconomic life had reached proportions … Continue reading
THEY MAKE YOU LOOK!
The other day, while on a bike ride to the outer limits of Toronto’s East, we saw a family of wild turkeys in a wildlife preserve. Immediately our attention was absorbed by that delicate and resilient energy. Such magnetism finds … Continue reading
ENCHANTED FORESTS IN VINTAGE POSTERS
A visit, last weekend, to one of the many forested areas not far from Toronto, has directed our attention to the unique qualities of vintage graphic art taking its bearings from the sensuous magic of such subtly robust places.
Posted in Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists
Tagged Donald Brun, Harold Hussey, Heinrich Steiner, Jupp Wiertz, Lucien Metivet, original vintage transportation posters, original vintage travel posters, orinignal vintage animal posters, Stanley Galli
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COMING OF AGE—ON THE SILVER SCREEN AND IN ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTERS
Buy U.S. War Stamps Bonds 1942; Al Parker; 20” x 14 ¼”; A-,L The film, BOYHOOD, is a coming-of-age creation, with a difference. It particularly reminds us that in the golden era of graphic design (and right up to the present) this irresistible … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics, Avant-Garde Posters&Graphics, Current Events, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Performance Art, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists, Surrealist Posters&Graphics
Tagged Austin Cooper, contemporary film, Donald Brun, iPod poster, original entertainment posters, original vintage travel posters, Richard Linklater
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SPORTING LIFE IN ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTERS
Cycles France 1920s; A. Bernat; 63″ x 47″ World Cup Soccer, the Tour de France, Wimbledon…we live in fabulous times for those of us who love the world of sports. The darkness of this graphic design so aptly captures the … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Current Events, Illustrators, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists
Tagged Arthur Zelger, Donald Brun, French vintage pochoir, Hoffe, Pierre Mourgue, Roger Broders, Tour de France, vintage sports posters, Wimbledon, World Cup Soccer
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CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN
I’ve been haunted of late by an amazing installation of films by Chinese visual artist, Yang Fudong, at the TIFF exhibition space. Titled, “New Women,” it will make an appearance on the I Desire blog this Friday. On first viewing … Continue reading
MODERN LIFE, ACCORDING TO VINTAGE GRAPHICS
We’re arrested, in strangely stimulating ways, by graphic productions thrilled to be advanced while now appearing quaint. Our 1939 depiction of a propeller-driven giant over Machine-Age New York may be now long-surpassed in its hardware; but let’s see if its … Continue reading
LIFE AT SEA: NAUTICAL GRAPHICS THAT STAY ON COURSE!
Crociere Estate (1935) Gino Boccasile;11″ x 8 1/4″;B+,P There is something hard to describe but quite overwhelming about vintage graphics that capture the play of light on the high seas. The figure shown here could have caught some rays … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Illustration Art, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists, Surrealist Posters&Graphics
Tagged A.M. Cassandre, A.M. Hopfmuller, Adolph Treidler, Donald Brun, Gino Boccasile, Giuseppe Riccobaldi, Paul Iribe, transportation posters, travel posters
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DONALD BRUN (1909-1999)
There are extensive discussions about the work of the fabulous Donald Brun in our Poster Design file and Poster of the Month archives, but here I thought it would be fun to briefly point out features of his designs stemming … Continue reading