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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, T'es belle, Yohan Storti

T'es belle

Yohan Storti

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

$106

Print, Le train de l'amour, Ben

Le train de l'amour

Ben

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

$2,966

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Ben

Sans titre

Ben

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.1 x 0 inch

$712

Sculpture, Royale, Matthew Rose

Royale

Matthew Rose

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

$1,780

Print, A- Ben, Ben Eine

A- Ben

Ben Eine

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

$807

Fine Art Drawings, Two jumping fishes, Ed Ruscha

Two jumping fishes

Ed Ruscha

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

$9,253

Sculpture, Coeur mobil, JPHI

Coeur mobil

JPHI

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

$356

Print, No selfie zone, Rero

No selfie zone

Rero

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

$771

Print, Joan prats, Joan Brossa

Joan prats

Joan Brossa

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

$652

Print, Wer bin ich?, Ben

Wer bin ich?

Ben

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

$3,559

Painting, Call me, Yohan Storti

Call me

Yohan Storti

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

$593

Print, Diàleg, Joan Brossa

Diàleg

Joan Brossa

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

$652

Sculpture, J'ai tant souffert, Ben

J'ai tant souffert

Ben

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

$10,677

Print, Tunel, Joan Brossa

Tunel

Joan Brossa

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

$652

Print, Solstici, Joan Brossa

Solstici

Joan Brossa

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

$652