Tuesday, 22 April 2008

The Rodchenko Influence



As mentioned in my earlier post Alexander Rodchenko has been incredibly important in influencing contemporary visual communication. Here's a couple of examples I've dug out...

Shepard Fairey, one of the worlds most famous street artists, his style, borrowing heavily from Rodchenko propaganda graphics.

http://obeygiant.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepard_Fairey




And this is one of Jeff Wall's photos that I first saw at an exhibition a couple of years ago. Amazing composition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wall

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