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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Je ne peux plus dire je t’aime
Yohan Storti
Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
CHF 87
J’ai la vie qui m’pique les yeux
Yohan Storti
Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
CHF 87
NAUGHTY BY CULTURE from Blue Drawings
Vikenti Komitski
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
CHF 1,124
How Did ART Happen? (last time)
Vikenti Komitski
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 34 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 13.4 x 0 inch
CHF 1,173
Breath to Breath Connected from Blue Drawings
Vikenti Komitski
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 40.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 15.9 x 0 inch
CHF 1,124
Why do you weap
David Shrigley
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,834
Il se passe toujours quelque chose
Ben
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
CHF 4,886
Untitled (All communication must cease)
David Shrigley
Fine Art Drawings - 36.5 x 28 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.4 x 11 x 0.8 inch
CHF 8,265
New York - Back to the big white apple
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,759
Bienvenue sur mon boulevard
Yohan Storti
Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch
CHF 87
Les 4 cavaliers de l’apocalypse
Yohan Storti
Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch
CHF 87
Aimer est plus fort que d’être aimé
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 16.1 x 0 inch
CHF 440
Hero
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 371
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Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
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Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
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Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
Tag 34
Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
Tag 31
Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
Tag 29
Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
Tag 28
Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
Tag 26
Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
Tag 25
Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
Tag 19
Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
Tag 18
Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
Tag 17
Darryl McCray (Cornbread)
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.3 x 0 inch
CHF 171
Io vivo
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.1 x 0 inch
CHF 371
Tu manques
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 371
Pourtant tu es là
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 371
Nos célébrations
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 371
Il faut en rire
Ben
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
CHF 4,886
I’ll stand by you
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 27.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11 x 0 inch
CHF 440
I will try
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 27.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11 x 0 inch
CHF 440
Fais de moi ce que je veux - édition Grand Collectionneur Turquoise
Miss.Tic
Print - 60 x 70 x 4 cm Print - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
CHF 3,616
Avec qui mettre son âme à table ?
Miss.Tic
Design - 30 x 100 x 100 cm Design - 11.8 x 39.4 x 39.4 inch
CHF 4,593
Cœur de châtaignier (ça pique)
Ben
Painting - 86 x 46 x 8.5 cm Painting - 33.9 x 18.1 x 3.3 inch
CHF 13,680
Avec qui mettre son âme à table ? Épreuve d'artiste
Miss.Tic
Design - 30 x 100 x 100 cm Design - 11.8 x 39.4 x 39.4 inch
CHF 5,032
The… Long Good… Bye... v6.12
LosOtros blank
Print - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
CHF 938
The… Long Good… Bye... v1.12
LosOtros blank
Print - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
CHF 938
![Print, A Safe [?] Place [?] to Fall…. v.5.12, LosOtros blank](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/431220_1_grid.jpg)
A Safe [?] Place [?] to Fall…. v.5.12
LosOtros blank
Print - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
CHF 938
The… Long Good… Bye... v7.2
LosOtros blank
Print - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 469
The… Long Good… Bye... v1.2
LosOtros blank
Print - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 469
![Print, A Safe [?] Place [?] to Fall…. v.2.2, LosOtros blank](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/405244_1_grid.jpg)
A Safe [?] Place [?] to Fall…. v.2.2
LosOtros blank
Print - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 469
Miss Aubade, I love this Woman
Yohan Storti
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,954
Le Pouvoir Ne Protège Pas Il se Protège
Miss.Tic
Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
CHF 1,661
Le Pouvoir Ne Protège Pas Il se Protège
Miss.Tic
Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
CHF 1,661
Versus Bouguereau
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
CHF 2,443
De divines taches de peintures se révèlent en un divin art pris sur peau de banane jaunie
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.9 inch
CHF 1,173
A bouche que veux-tu ?
Yohan Storti
Painting - 56 x 140 x 2.5 cm Painting - 22 x 55.1 x 1 inch
CHF 1,466
Miss Aubade, Hitch me baby one more time
Yohan Storti
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,954
Tagro Gougossi. La célèbre en beauté
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.9 inch
CHF 1,075
