I have pretty well established that I love using vintage postcards in my art. They figure prominently in quite a few pieces for the 2011 Project. One of my favorite things about them is all the old, stylized fonts that were used in the postcards and on the covers of the postcard booklets. Two years ago I worked on a project making my own, handmade postcard booklets. One of the best parts was the excuse to recreate the stylized lettering in the style of the old postcards from 70 or so years ago.
The 2011 Project is a work by San Francisco artist Tofu. Each day in 2011 he created a 4”x4” mixed media piece. The finished project was made up of 365 smaller mixed media pieces. In 2013 the individual pieces will be distributed to project supporters. The project also acted as sketchbook for new ideas, which continue to be incorporated into new work For more information please visit 2011project.com
Saturday, September 10, 2011
September 10, 2011 – Postcard Land
Labels:
Art,
fonts,
mixed media,
vintage postcards
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