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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, C'est la vie..., Rero

C'est la vie...

Rero

Print - 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch

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Painting, L'Emoi Passe, Miss.Tic

L'Emoi Passe

Miss.Tic

Painting - 21 x 29 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

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Print, Vibes, David Shrigley

Vibes

David Shrigley

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

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Print, L'émoi passe, Miss.Tic

L'émoi passe

Miss.Tic

Print - 26 x 24 x 0.01 cm Print - 10.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

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Print, Pourquoi écrire, Ben

Pourquoi écrire

Ben

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Fuck, David Shrigley

Fuck

David Shrigley

Print - 75 x 56 x 0.01 cm Print - 29.5 x 22 x 0 inch

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Print, Life Is Competition, Ben

Life Is Competition

Ben

Print - 63 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print - 24.8 x 35.4 x 0 inch

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Painting, Libre Je, Miss.Tic

Libre Je

Miss.Tic

Painting - 14 x 18 x 2 cm Painting - 5.5 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Pourquoi écrire, Ben

Pourquoi écrire

Ben

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

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Sculpture, Faire le mur, Miss.Tic

Faire le mur

Miss.Tic

Sculpture - 40 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

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Print, No more art, Ben

No more art

Ben

Print - 50 x 69.5 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.4 x 0.4 inch

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Print, No more art, Ben

No more art

Ben

Print - 50 x 69.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Cossocossomogonique, Lei Saito

Cossocossomogonique

Lei Saito

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 16.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 6.5 x 0.4 inch

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Print, Fuck, David Shrigley

Fuck

David Shrigley

Print - 75.9 x 55.9 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

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