Page 66 of the sketchbook, Strathmore #1
This is just one work of many where I think I am reacting mostly to Walter Swennen and advertisement posters I represent in my mind with artists like Niklaus Stoecklin.
Eskimo - 1925 - Stoecklin
Even 100 years later, this is fairly clear and understandable from an advertisement perspective.
Yet… this is frigging weird. I like it.
Saint Avil Blue - 2020 - Swennen
I like the simple shapes, the use of language, the colors, the message (I have no idea what the heck is being said).
This is off, and its something I can relate to. I spend too much time on it trying to figure out what is going on.
