L'Animal dans la Décoration

The color of autumn leaves reminds me of this beautiful folio created by M. P. Verneuil at the height

 of the Art Nouveau's ornamental frenzy. Verneuil was one of the most talented pupils in Eugène Grasset's

 Parisian atelier, and executed many designs under his direction for the 1896 portfolio

La Plante et ses Applications Ornementales. One year later he produced his own series 

of 60 lithographic plates containing hundreds of decorative depictions of animals 

and dedicated it to Grasset, whose realistic, detailed and romantic style clearly inspired him. 

 

Thanks to the New York Public Library for the gorgeous scans.

Sunday Safari - War Zone

 Michael Glenwood

 Braldt Bralds, Gold'n Plump

 Alex Gross, Shokei

 Doug Johnson, Screaming for Vengeance album cover

 Beat Takeshi Kitano, Imperial Army Elephant via Creative Review

 Banksy

 Brad Holland

 John Heartfield, War and cadavers, the last hope of the rich, 1932

thanks to Gunther Stephan of Weimar Art and Modernity

 Heather Watts, The Rat King

 Waldemar Swierzy, Dog of War

illustration from the book Tales for Little Rebels

Marco Cazzato, cover illustration for La rivolta del caporale Asch

 Damian Loeb, Race Right By, thanks to Dark Silence In Suburbia

La Boca

Mad Men & Crazy Critters, 11th episode – Hohlweinstil

Before winter ends, some seasonal visual candy from a master 

of German poster art, the wonderfully stylish Ludwig Hohlwein.

(sadly, he also created handsome propaganda art for the Nazis)

For many of the images in this post I thank Susanlenox 

and her great Ludwig Hohlwein flickr set.

Life is Change

I am very happy to be able to feature more elegant creations from one 

of my favorite artists, the lovely and mysterious Kazumasa Nagai.

These images span a period of almost 30 years, from 1969 to 2007.

Many thanks to Vintage Poster, Pink Tentacle and I Desire Vintage Posters.