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Illustrated Set & Costume Design: (Artist - Eugene Berman)
Eugene Berman (1899 - 1972)
Born in Russia, Eugene Berman is known for his imaginary landscapes and architectural conceits.
Born in Russia, Eugene Berman is known for his imaginary landscapes and architectural conceits.
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| Wonderful loose style and confident mix of mediums; watercolor, gouache, ink, paper collage. |
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| Scene from imaginary ballet |
A leader among the Surrealist and Neo-Romantic artists, Berman focused on the expression of emotion, loneliness and human isolation that emerged between the World Wars.
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| Amahl from Balthazar, 1952 |
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| Portrait of woman with butterflies |
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| - Les sirènes |
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| COSTUME DESIGNS FOR A GUARD AND AND ORIENTAL PRINCE, ACT III, OTELLO |
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| Projet de costume pour un ballet impérial, 1949 |
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| Costume Design for the Duke in Rigoletto |
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| Set Design for Rigoletto |
Trained in Paris, and influenced directly by the works of Pierre Bonnard, Berman was drawn to the U.S. by the legendary dealer Julien Levy and exhibited alongside Salvador Dali, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp and a young Howard Warshaw.
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| Stage design for Romeo & Juliet |
Inspired by imaginary worlds created by Hollywood, Berman lived in Los Angeles for almost ten years during which time he enjoyed the patronage of the legendary collector Wright Ludington.
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| View Of New York |
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| Possible stage design for WPA, NYC |
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| Italian Symphony Scene IV, Saltenello, 1939 |
Berman’s work is held by many significant museums and has been featured in solo exhibitions including 2005's High Drama: Eugene Berman and the Legacy of the Melancholic Sublime.
In 1957, Berman retired to Rome after the death of his wife, actress Ona Munson.
-Borrowed from Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Note: Ona Munson played Belle Watling, in Gone With The Wind.
8/2/12
Illustrated Video Marketing - Pringles Of Scotland
Just hysterical - adorable - hysterical...
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7/11/12
Illustrated SIGNAGE: New Bohemia Signs
I'm a huge fan of hand-painted signs. From sandwich boards to circus signs to elegant establishments.
A completely different set of wheels have to turn in the illustrator's head when he/she works on this scale. Planning is more crucial.
Costly in both time and supplies - especially when a mistake's made. And it's a challenge to figure out what method and paint is best used for each surface and exposure. Working in all kinds of weather - you must consider how to protect your paints in freezing or even very hot weather, and it changes how fast or slow you can execute the design- (learned that the hard way.)
Working upside down, backwards, bending low, contending w/ wind, brushing aside insects, contending w/ pedestrians, twisting awkwardly around plants, climbing ladders ladden w/ bucket and brushes.
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| Painting in gold leaf on interior of window. Gorgeous! |
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| More gold leaf and interior glass painting. Huge happiness! |
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| Very pretty use of lettering on the awkward upper panels of glass. |
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| So clever -- painted house numbers on stucco. |
But what great satisfaction to see something that is so utilitarian, executed by hand. It just really strikes a personal chord these days.
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| They also painted a wood sign that hangs over front door. |
These images are signs done by a company out of San Francisco, New Bohemia Signs (great name!). They do all their work by hand, from the smallest menu to the sides of buildings. I really like what they have to say ...
"this is what we do here. Whether it's on a window, a wall, a board, or a car, the process involves wielding a brush in hand, and dipping it in paint. It doesn't get much more complicated than that. Or simpler. But it's a craft as old as commerce, and an art indelibly linked to human scale and mass appeal."
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| Love how they made those upper initials look 3-D. CLEVER. Crisp. Concise. |
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