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wandering into modernist territory

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i have this wonderful book called “books for our time” , edited by marshall lee, with written contributions by herbert bayer, merle armitage, john berg, s.a. jacobs, ernst reichl and a forward by george nelson … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged AIGA, Aleister Crowley, alvin lustig, art chantry, bradbury thompson, elbert hubbard, ernst reichl, george nelson, george nelson modernism, gustav stickly, herbert bayer, jack parsons, Jan Tschichold, John Berg, Karl Rove, kenneth anger, L. Ron Hubbard, marshall lee, marshall lee design, max bill, merle armitage, Paul Klee, Paul Rand, s.a. jacobs, Saul Steinberg, typography, wallace berman, william golden, William Morris | Leave a comment

rand about

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i have extremely mixed feelings about the life and work and importance of paul rand. in the ‘fine’ graphic design world, he has been elevated to enormously lofty status. he’s often seriously referred to as … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged alexey brodovitch, alexy brodovitch, american graphic design, art chantry, bradbury thompson, george nelson modernism, graphic design, graphic design modernism, Lester Beall, Paul Rand, paul rand art for industry, william golden | Leave a comment

born modern

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Art

He proclaimed that he was “born modern”. Alvin Lustig and a feature image that looks somewhat inspired from the Henri Matisse cutouts from his post-war period.Or maybe it was Matisse was inspired by Lustig for his “Jazz” series. quite possible.Other … Continue reading →