Date: 1994
Size: 40.5 x 28.5 inches
Size: 40.5 x 28.5 inches
Artist: Uwe Loesch
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.
About The 100 Best Posters Collection: This poster was originally created by Uwe Loesch in 1986 for the Das Kom[m]ödchen. 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 highly sophisticated poster can be read on several different levels, which the artist himself explains: "The poster was created for the political cabaret Das Kom[m]ödchen in Düsseldorf. The headline has two meanings in the german language: first, 'You have to believe what someone says'; second, 'You have to die.'
"The yellow fluorescent crosses are Christian symbols, marks for political elections, and signs of death. The cross is a target and mark as well. On the poster, it is an expression of motion to delete the reality and to occupy the empty square space in our heads.
"At the same time the poster is the negation of conventional poster design. Instead of more or less dumb relationships between copy and image, I wanted to show a piece of radioactive wallpaper. Finally, the poster was a planned coincidence. The typography is an example of spontaneous triviality. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.174)
"The yellow fluorescent crosses are Christian symbols, marks for political elections, and signs of death. The cross is a target and mark as well. On the poster, it is an expression of motion to delete the reality and to occupy the empty square space in our heads.
"At the same time the poster is the negation of conventional poster design. Instead of more or less dumb relationships between copy and image, I wanted to show a piece of radioactive wallpaper. Finally, the poster was a planned coincidence. The typography is an example of spontaneous triviality. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.174)
This poster is in good condition and ready to be framed.