I chose to explore the tropes revolving around the Apple (Malus). In an ordinary context, the apple is known merely as a delicious red, most of the time, fruit. The apple is one of the most common fruits eaten all around the world. Apples grow on trees, often in orchards, and are used to cook a…
This piece of art was designed by Josef Binder in 1965. It was gifted from Binder to the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This piece may not be seen as a milestone in Binder’s career, but in my opinion, it shows how his style and perspective changed. His commercial posters are very famous and well known,…
This poster/print was designed by Josef Binder in 1939 for the New York World’s Fair in 1939. This is a very important piece for Josef Binder because it leveraged his artwork in the United States, which ultimately led to him becoming a US citizen, moving from Vienna, Australia to New York City. The creation of…
Marlene McCarty is one of several graphic design artists involved in a collaborative called Gran Fury. The projects these designers took part in were for advocating for the AIDS epidemic in the 1980’s, when the disease was slowly getting more attention. Gran Fury was the “most institutionalized group that used visual means to fight the…
For this assignment, the trope I have chosen to discuss is the “American flag/ Stars and Stripes” motif. The symbol of the American flag certainly carries a lot of baggage with it, considering both the roles that the nation currently plays and has historically played in global affairs, as well as the near-constant political turmoil…
Tanaka’s first Noh-inspired poster was commissioned for Noh Play, The 8th Sankei Kanze Noh, 1961. It was created as a screen print at 40 11/16 x 28 3/4in. An original print currently resides in the collection of Cooper Hewitt. This poster is one of the few posters in this entire series that doesn’t feature a…
Victor Moscoso was born in Spain in 1936, in the Northwestern area called the Province of Galicia. His family lived in a farming area, though his father was a painter and his mother a seamstress. Moscoso was born during the second week of the Spanish Civil War, which meant his young life in Spain was…