In a world where the bicycle became a symbol of progress and emancipation, one poster stands out above all others. Cycles Gladiator, a masterpiece created by Georges Massias in 1902, didn’t just promote a bicycle brand – it became a manifesto of an entire era. Let’s discover the fascinating history of this exceptional piece of advertising art and its influence on turn-of-the-century…
The turn of the 20th century witnessed a fascinating intersection of art and commerce in Alphonse Mucha’s stunning advertisement poster “Cycles Perfecta.” Created in 1902, this masterpiece exemplifies how Art Nouveau’s flowing aesthetic could transform even commercial advertising into timeless art. The Master of Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha, the Czech artist who revolutionized decorative arts in Paris, is primarily celebrated for his…
This seems to be the question asked by the collective exhibition After Reminiscence, curated by a promising Federico Montagna in the spaces of the Cassina Projects gallery in Milan. The unpublished works of eight young artists (all born between 1990 and 2001) confront each other precisely on the idea of reminiscence which, as the curator explains, “is projected on the one hand…
