Re: [-empyre-] Off-topic: Poster Art

[xen <xen@telia.com>]

Hi Mario,

You might want to take a look at the poster shop at 
http://www.labellepoque.de/maindxe.htm. Some amazing Art Nouveau stuff! 
What makes posters different from most drawings and paintings? I believe 
it is, amongst other things, that they have a clearer, less ambiguous 
message, and they use simple shapes that we all relate quite strongly 
to. There is an intent behind the image/lay-out to make people 
understand something, rather than to encourage them/us to think or feel 
or imagine or get upset or whatever.

Sonja



Mario Lima Cavalcanti wrote:

> Hi, friends
>
>    Sorry if it's considered off-topic, but I would like to invite you to
> know my virtual gallery of poster arts. I would like also to talk with those
> who like all kind of poster arts, because it is a form of art that many
> people like (and they don't know) ;-).
>    Posters work good as propaganda and as art too. And I would like to know
> and discuss why posters have this power.
>
>    My virtual gallery url: www.jornalistasdaweb.com.br/mcavalcanti
>
>    Other poster arts galleries:
>    http://www.gigposters.com
>    http://www.obeygiant.com
>    http://www.swampco.com
>
>    Best,
>
>    Mario Cavalcanti.
>
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"... and many a time I have made a comparison between nobility of sacrifice and happiness of rebellion to find out which one is nobler and more beautiful; but until now I have distilled only one truth out of the whole matter, and this truth is sincerity, which makes all our deeds beautiful and honorable."

from The Broken Wings by Kahlil Gibran