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SURREALIST GRAPHIC ART—BIGGER THAN YOU THINK!
We’ve gotten together before, on this blog site, to mutually marvel at the impact of original vintage poster art with a Surrealist twist, as an ardent exponent of some of the most incisive reflections upon the subject and lifeline of … Continue reading
Posted in Avant-Garde Posters&Graphics, Current Events, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists, Surrealist Posters&Graphics
Tagged Arpad Elfer, Art Gallery of Ontario, contemporary film, contemporary issues, Jean Cocteau, Jonathan Glazer, Kazumasa Nagai, La Belle et la Bete, Rene Magritte, urbanity
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WHAT HAPPENED? BALLET’S BIG SURPRISE!
We tend to think of ballet as a field of design effort—not unlike original vintage posters—as a bastion of antiquated ways. We know how inaccurate that supposition is, when it comes to vintage graphic art as whipping up a tornado … Continue reading
DOORS OPEN TORONTO—OPENING OUR EYES!
Toronto’s recent building boom has galvanized, as never before those living here to try to understand the riches of design skills and efforts going into all this change. Consequently, the May weekend festival of visits to architectural highlights, called DOORS … Continue reading
VINTAGE GRAPHIC ART AND GREAT EXPOS–MAKING SOMETHING BIG EVEN BIGGER
Atherton; 30″ x 20″ Modern technology has enabled a proliferation of international events focussing upon excellence and the changes going on in current history. This poster graphic from one of the most memorably iconic attention getters deftly thrills to a … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics, Current Events, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists
Tagged art deco, contemporary issues, French sensibility, French vintage posters, Luminato Festival, Milan, New York Expos, Paris, Toronto, urbanity, Vintage Travel Posters
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CONTACTING CONTACT (TORONTO’S PHOTO EXPO)
A picture’s worth a thousand words—especially as crafted by someone with eyes wide open.
Posted in Current Events
Tagged Cindy Sherman, Contact Photo Festival, Contemporary Art, Toronto, urbanity
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TIGHT SPOTS—AS SEEN BY VINTAGE GRAPHICS
We’ve had a (3-point) shot of excitement and dashed hopes these days, courtesy of the basketball Raptors of Toronto (“WE THE NORTH”). Playoff fever is a phenomenon worth thinking about, at an historical juncture where professional team sports have, to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Illustration Art, Illustrators, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Surrealist Posters&Graphics
Tagged A.M. Cassandre, contemporary issues, Illustrated vintage magazines, professional sports, Toronto Raptors, urbanity, vintage artistic magazine, Vintage Harpers Bazaar, Vintage L'Illustration magazine, vintage movie posters, vintage posters
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THE PERFECT SOFA–VERY MUCH A MATTER OF TOUCH!
On these pages we usually draw attention to remarkably finished products of design, not being conversant with or privy to the construction of such delights. We recently had the windfall (reminding us of the opportunity to observe the artisans of … Continue reading
BUILT TO BLAZE—POCHOIR DESIGNS ON FIRE!
Apres le Diner dans le Parc 1924 Gazette du Bon Ton[GBT]; Andre Marty We’ve long been ardent admirers of the hand-colored art deco magic of pochoirs, especially those images displaying haute couture for sale. These works were the product of … Continue reading
A VINTAGE GRAPHIC TOUR THROUGH NEW CARS & OLD CARS!
Electric cars are on the road right now and we have to pause and savor what a shift they bring our way. As you can see from the beautiful and critically acclaimed example shown here, namely, the Tesla Model S … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Current Events, Illustration Art, Illustrators, Industrial Design, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists
Tagged Andre Marty, Charles Relyea, electric cars, French vintage pochoir, Pierre Fix-Masseau, Pierre Mourgue, Rene Vincent, urbanity, vintage automobile graphics, vintage automobile posters, Vintage L'Illustration magazine, vintage Revista Ford magazines
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FORTUNE AND THE EXCITING BEAUTIES UNDERLYING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
When it comes to vintage magazine graphics, we all tend to focus on the often breathtaking covers, and perhaps one or two ads and article illustrations that really pop. In conveying to you what amazing value inheres in such items … Continue reading