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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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Painting, Chère amie, Yohan Storti

Chère amie

Yohan Storti

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

$2,312

Painting, Rien de rien, Yohan Storti

Rien de rien

Yohan Storti

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

$1,849

Print, Pas là, Yohan Storti

Pas là

Yohan Storti

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

$103

Fine Art Drawings, Parc fermé, Yohan Storti

Parc fermé

Yohan Storti

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 27.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11 x 0 inch

$578

Fine Art Drawings, I will try, Yohan Storti

I will try

Yohan Storti

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$578

Painting, Sad song, Yohan Storti

Sad song

Yohan Storti

Painting - 72 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,156

Sculpture, Stink, David Shrigley

Stink

David Shrigley

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

$3,179

Painting, Untitled, Vikenti Komitski

Untitled

Vikenti Komitski

Painting - 82.5 x 61 x 10 cm Painting - 32.5 x 24 x 3.9 inch

$4,872

Painting, Untitled 2, Daniel Göttin

Untitled 2

Daniel Göttin

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

$3,432

Painting, Untitled 1, Daniel Göttin

Untitled 1

Daniel Göttin

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

$3,432

Painting, Untitled 1, Daniel Göttin

Untitled 1

Daniel Göttin

Painting - 42 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,118

Painting, Untitled 1, Daniel Göttin

Untitled 1

Daniel Göttin

Painting - 55 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,256

Print, Wine, David Shrigley

Wine

David Shrigley

Print - 75 x 55 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.7 inch

$9,825

Sculpture, Sex, Matthew Rose

Sex

Matthew Rose

Sculpture - 34 x 15 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch

$1,734

Print, Ca c'est moi, Ben

Ca c'est moi

Ben

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

$2,774

Print, In my life, Yohan Storti

In my life

Yohan Storti

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

$103

Print, T'es où, Yohan Storti

T'es où

Yohan Storti

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

$103

Fine Art Drawings, La vie, Yohan Storti

La vie

Yohan Storti

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$485