Date: 1994
Size: 28.75 x 40.5 inches
Size: 28.75 x 40.5 inches
Artist: Bruno Monguzzi
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.
About The 100 Best Posters Collection: This poster was originally created by Bruno Monguzzi in 1988 for an italian exhibition of Oskar Schlemmer and Igor Stravinsky. This is an official reissue from 1994 from the collection The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990.
"In describing the rationale behind this portfolio, Hiromichi Fujita, the President of Toppan Printing Co., explains in the introduction that, "the decision to publish The 100 Best Posters from Europe and the United States 1945-1990 was motivated by our earlier collection of Japanese reproductions published four years ago . . . the first collection was intended as a small contribution to the field of graphic design, which has enjoyed an inseparable relationship with the printing industry for many years now." The selection of posters in this collection were chosen by a panel consisting of Steven Heller, Alain Weill, Milton Glaser and Yusaku Kamekura. All posters chosen (...) were reproduced and were then donated to art museums and related educational institutions in 200 locations around the world. In addition to being forms of expression, these posters, which were created in the diverse social conditions that have prevailed since the end of World War II, truly serve as a testament to the age in which they were produced." (Source: swanngalleries.com)
About the poster: This poster demonstrates foremost that typography can be fun and colorful and when manipulated freely a pleasure to behold. Using a variety of characters in different point sizes, Bruno Monguzzi invented his own typographic language. His is an absolutely personal approach, free of constraints yet framed precisely by the layout. Naturally there is a great deal of effort and talent here, but there is also proof that the graphic arts-and type in particular-are in perpetual motion, finding renewal with each generation. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.206)
This poster is in good condition and ready to be framed.