Poster movements

Poster Movements Constructivism This art form appeared in the early 20th century as a result of the Russian Revolution and grew a tremendous amount during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Founded in1917 in Russia by sculptor Antoine Pevsner and his younger brother Naum Pevsner Gabo, they believed that art should be functional and include materials and technology that are new to the market. All the people who eventually succeeded in this art form, where either forced …

…funky fonts and colors, perhaps to give more attention to the circus part of the exhibition. This is also a good example of simplicity, it is as if the word cirque is made to resemble an animal of some sort, the dot of the “i” looks like the eye of the animal. Also the date, time and place are included on the poster, basically all the necessary things we need to see on a poster.