Keith Haring

by Marc Gundel

Published 30 August 2002
This collection of 100 illustrations includes Keith Haring's most important posters, an art form that suited his distinctive talent and his conviction that art was for everybody. In an era when art and art lovers were busy taking themselves seriously, Haring emerged as a refreshing presence whose bold and playful work often carried a sobering message. AIDS prevention, gay rights, apartheid, racism, drug use and environmental protection were all issues that Haring cared about deeply and he sought to bring them to the public's attention in arresting ways. In addition he lent his trademark images to advertise numerous concerts, sporting events, and exhibitions.

Between 1948 and 1966, Pablo Picasso created some 70 posters. His use of materials, modes of expression and playful creativity are unrivaled. Most of his posters were designed for the southern French town of Vallauris, as part of advertising campaigns for various arts, crafts and bullfights. Picasso also received commissions to design posters promoting disarmament and peace. By masterfully playing with texts, lines, planes and colour he lent each theme its own unique look. Picasso's incomparable ability to reduce a poster's message to an array of meaningful symbols greatly influenced the historical development of poster art. Picasso's posters, with their suggestive colours and complexity, are unmistakably reminiscent of his more personal work, yet lose nothing of their advertising function.

Picasso

by Marc Gundel

Published 15 August 2000
This publication sheds new light on a previously neglected aspect of Picasso's art. Text in English, German, and French