March 29th, 2006
nothing: something: NY profiled in new masters of poster design by john foster [rockport]
Big thanks to John Foster of Fuszion for his good will & faith!
Buy it here:
Amazon
Brief:
“Some of the world's best designers just could not stand idle while the poster fell by the wayside. They turned to the poster for personal expression and as an outlet from more restrictive mediums. This book showcases their breathtaking artwork, which has proven that the poster can still serve as a worthy communications tool. In doing so, they've brought the poster back to prominence. In this book, the author has compiled the world's finest new work at the height of this rebirth. There is currently no book on the market that can claim it features a "definitive" poster collection."
[quote]
[Nothing Something’s Kevin Landwehr loves working with the fashion industry in New York City. “Fashion designers can be characters,” he exclaims. “Eccentric, intelligent, fun, funny, and intensely warm if they like you; take caution if they don’t. Only in the fashion world do your clients show up at a meeting in matching pink jumpsuits with bottles of champagne in hand.”
With the help of consultant Devin Becker, Landwehr designed a poster for an event for the BLACK ANGUS brand. The look relies heavily on their current mode of thinking. “For work that advertises events, we tend to use typography, controlled chaos, and a sense of history as our primary tools. Modern and postmodern poster design so often relies on the image or the idea for emotional impact. I wouldn’t presume to criticize the approach of modernity, but I can tell you this: Right now we’re into regression. Computer, television, and cell phones; we’re all staring at screens for 75% of our days, so we love it and clients love it when we channel the past into something modern, beautiful and emotionally compelling,” he says. It would be awfully hard to argue against this piece on the subject of compelling beauty.” – John Foster]
artist michael bevilacqua includes NSNY work in show at deitch (SOHO) for customized racecar, installations, paintings
It was a proud day as one of our favorite VIP’s had an extraordinary show at Deitch. Congratulations to Michael on another inventive and beautifully fun remark on everything cool.
Michael BevilacquaInstallation view,
Beyond and Back, Deitch Projects
Michael Bevilacqua
Beyond and Back, Acrylic on linen, 72 x 96 inches
Michael Bevilacqua
Around the Corner from the Pick-Your-Poison Café (detail)
Installation collage including acrylic, gesso, vinyl transfer, stickers, wine bottles and paper cups
Michael Bevilacqua combines an enthusiasm for pop culture with a sophisticated study of modern painting. His work is a lexicon of contemporary icons and logos, embracing among other things, music, fashion, and art. The paintings are a visual diary of his artistic influences, recording such things as rock album covers, fashion house logos, children’s cartoon characters and images from celebrated contemporary paintings. There is no separation between high and low culture. The works are like time capsules funneled through the sensibility of someone who grew up in Northern California during the 70’s and 80’s. Bevilacqua is a painter as social sculptor.
For more info:
deitch.comLabels: Fuszion Collaborative, John Foster, Michael Bevilacqua, New Masters of Poster Design
