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The modern poster dates back to 1870s when invention of colour lithography allowed artist to achieve vibrant colours and cheap mass production. By the 1890s in France (“Belle Epoque”) a number of artists created poster art in this period, foremost amongst them Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Jules Chéret (“The Father of the Poster”).

The poster art has been recognized as an art form and attracted many well known artists. Commercial success of the poster art led to a major exhibition in Paris in 1884; Great Britain and Italy in 1894, Germany in 1896 and Russia in 1897. The most significant exhibition of that time was held in Reims, France in 1896 (1690 posters).

In the 1890s poster art became important part of Art Nouveau style characterized by flowing, organic lines, elegant grace, and a richly complex symbolism. Alphonse Mucha and Eugène Grasset were the most influential poster designers of this generation.

The Art Poster spreads through Europe and the United States. Each countries developed their distinctive national style. In France the cult of the café; in Italy the opera and fashion; in Spain the bullfight and festivals; in Germany trade fairs and magazines; in Britain and America literary journals and the circus.


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 – 1901)


Jules Chéret (1836 – 1932)


Alphonse Mucha (1860 – 1939)


Privat-Livemont (1861–1936)


Eugène Grasset (1845 – 1917)


Leonetto Cappiello (1875 – 1942)


Louis John Rhead (1857 – 1926)


Will H. Bradley (1868 – 1962)

Edward Penfield (1866 – 1925)

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January 2010
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]]> http://blog.pixelspectrum.net/freebies/free-pdf-calendar-january-2010/feed/ 1 Call for entries for the 24th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2010 http://blog.pixelspectrum.net/events/call-for-entries-for-the-24th-international-biennial-of-graphic-design-brno-2010/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=call-for-entries-for-the-24th-international-biennial-of-graphic-design-brno-2010 http://blog.pixelspectrum.net/events/call-for-entries-for-the-24th-international-biennial-of-graphic-design-brno-2010/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:24:47 +0000 MasterEditor http://blog.pixelspectrum.net/?p=754 The year 2010 is dedicated to poster, corporate identity, information and advertising graphics.

Submission deadline: 31st December 2009
Exhibition: 22nd June – 24th October 2010
Location: The Moravian Gallery in Brno, Czech Republic
Number of submissions: max. 4

Categories:
A) Posters (ecological, cultural, political, advertising, social and others)
B) Corporate identity, promotional and advertising graphics

Regulations:
Only works conceived or created between 2006–2009 will be accepted. The total area of all exhibits must not exceed the limit of 3 square metres. For full information download the PDF Entry Form and Terms of Participation from The Moravian Gallery in Brno website.

International jury:
Petr Babák (Czech Republic)
Karel Martens (The Netherlands)
Lizá Ramalho (Portugal)
Koichi Sato (Japan)
Paula Scher (USA)
Igor Stanisljevic (Croatia)
John Walters (United Kingdom)
Alan Záruba (Czech Republic)

Address:
Moravská galerie v Brně
Husova 18
662 26 Brno
Czech Republic

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