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Meaningful Typographies

The 15th-century invention of the moveable printing press by Johannes Gutenberg changed everything. Not only could words be published and distributed on a large scale but literacy would improve, news could be created and read and typography would evolve from decorative to functional to an important art form. Post-1919 Germany saw the establishment of the Bauhaus, later seeing the famous Sans-serif type define its aesthetic. Bauhaus artists like Herbert Bayer influenced Jan Tschichold, the man who created visual experiences on a subconscious level for all the book lovers, who could now see art in books, even while only observing letters. His most important work was Die Neue Typographie (The New Typography) published in 1928, as a masterpiece of modern typography and graphic design. This book standardized typographic practices with a set of rules and reflected a move towards a more universal communication style. Though adopted by artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Barbara Kruger, it was Mike Edwards who pioneered contemporary Typographic art, creating word paintings and text portraits. In our own selection of works you will find the likes of Vikenti Komitski whose conceptual work uses typography whilst Maria Qamar demonstrates that words and their meaning carry weight, communicating her comics-inspired work to the world for everyone to understand.

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Print, Comboi, Joan Brossa

Comboi

Joan Brossa

Print - 38 x 50 cm Print - 15 x 19.7 inch

$643

Print, Ballet, Joan Brossa

Ballet

Joan Brossa

Print - 50 x 38 cm Print - 19.7 x 15 inch

$643

Print, On est tous fous, Ben

On est tous fous

Ben

Print - 40 x 50 cm Print - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,989

Print, Pünktlich, Ben

Pünktlich

Ben

Print - 56 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$3,744

Painting, T'es où ?, Yohan Storti

T'es où ?

Yohan Storti

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$585

Painting, L'art me mens, Miss.Tic

L'art me mens

Miss.Tic

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$17,550

Painting, Retrograde, Yohan Storti

Retrograde

Yohan Storti

Painting - 91 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$1,755

Painting, Pas là, Yohan Storti

Pas là

Yohan Storti

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$702

Painting, L’automate, Yohan Storti

L’automate

Yohan Storti

Painting - 75 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,106

Painting, Basket Case, Yohan Storti

Basket Case

Yohan Storti

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,053

Painting, That's life, Yohan Storti

That's life

Yohan Storti

Painting - 70 x 122 x 0.4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 48 x 0.2 inch

$2,106

Painting, Big sad, Vikenti Komitski

Big sad

Vikenti Komitski

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,170

Fine Art Drawings, Viva la vida, Yohan Storti

Viva la vida

Yohan Storti

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$643

Fine Art Drawings, Umbrella, Yohan Storti

Umbrella

Yohan Storti

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$643

Painting, Purple rain, Yohan Storti

Purple rain

Yohan Storti

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$2,340

Painting, Rouge, Yohan Storti

Rouge

Yohan Storti

Painting - 60 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,404

Painting, Johnny Jane, Yohan Storti

Johnny Jane

Yohan Storti

Painting - 40 x 91.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 36 x 0.2 inch

$1,521