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, On est tous fous, Ben

Ben

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

$2,184

Painting, Cosi Celeste, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$971

Fine Art Drawings, Une vérité chasse l'autre, Ben

Ben

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

$6,067

Print, T'es belle, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$303 $228

Sculpture, Royale, Matthew Rose

Matthew Rose

Sculpture - 33 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 13 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch

$1,820

Print, A- Ben, Ben Eine

Ben Eine

Print - 57 x 55 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.4 x 21.7 x 0 inch

$825

Fine Art Drawings, Two jumping fishes, Ed Ruscha

Ed Ruscha

Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$9,464

Sculpture, Stink, David Shrigley

David Shrigley

Sculpture - 16.5 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.5 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$3,337

Sculpture, Coeur mobil, JPHI

JPHI

Sculpture - 40 x 37 x 10 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 14.6 x 3.9 inch

$364

Print, Peint pour la gloire, Ben

Ben

Print - 60 x 70 x 0.5 cm Print - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$4,247

Print, Ben, Ben

Ben

Ben

Print - 60 x 70 cm Print - 23.6 x 27.6 inch

$4,247

Print, Pünktlich, Ben

Ben

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

$3,883

Print, Rien d'impossible, Ben

Ben

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

$4,854

Sculpture, J'ai tant souffert, Ben

Ben

Sculpture - 30 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch

$10,920

Print, J'aime les mots, Ben

Ben

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$3,640

Print, C'est ma vie, Ben

Ben

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$3,640

Print, Mots d'amour, Ben

Ben

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

$4,854

Print, L'art est partout, Ben

Ben

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

$4,854

Print, No selfie zone, Rero

Rero

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$789

Print, Wer bin ich?, Ben

Ben

Print - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$3,640

Print, Le train de l'amour, Ben

Ben

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$3,033

Painting, L'art me ment, Miss.Tic

Miss.Tic

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

$24,268

Print, Ca c'est moi, Ben

Ben

Print - 68 x 47 cm Print - 26.8 x 18.5 inch

$3,640

Painting, Call me, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$607

Print, Joan prats, Joan Brossa

Joan Brossa

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

$667