japonisme.

i've been reading a history of graphic design textbook for the last week or so, with the hope that it will help me with my classes next fall. and ive been eating it up.

some of my favorite pieces are inspired by japanese prints, and tend to have large, even fields of color, black outlines, and stylized figures. 

ludwig hohlwein, hermenn scherrer, 1911

i love this english-riding, burberry-esque menswear ad. beautiful palette

edward penfield, ride a stearns & be content, 1896

a perfect balance modern elegance and obvious utility--so prim and proper

this reminds me of my grandmother

carleen, brookside zoo

i love the power and dynamism behind this image. 

and despite an eclectic mix of typefaces, the text stabilizes the composition

reminiscent

here and there. home on the left, the old lamar dodd school of art (forever missed) on right

charcoal

old painting from 07

tempra on bristol board

"illuminate the darkness" zion lions, close to my heart

tempra and gouache on canvas

dreaming

ive been missing sunny georgia

cant be two places at once

              remember when

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