Here are a couple of images that were inspired by 19th century French carnival posters. Though I've never been to an actual carnival before, (We have a Mexican carnival called Vasquez Extravaganza! that comes rolling around once a year to tantalize the public.) I was always intrigued by the colors, lettering, and images that were used during that era, a lot different of what we have now, which is digital overlays of animals and acrobats with common fireworks in the background. Modern circus companies or owners of them do not value the art of the circus posters like before, settling only for a cheaper format like basic postcards laid out at local gas stations...not very attractive or eye appealing. Again, the nostalgic feel is evident within the work, but most important...it was really fun to do and I'm actually going to expand this series further in the near future.
Here are a couple of images that were inspired by 19th century French carnival posters. Though I've never been to an actual carnival before, (We have a Mexican carnival called Vasquez Extravaganza! that comes rolling around once a year to tantalize the public.) I was always intrigued by the colors, lettering, and images that were used during that era, a lot different of what we have now, which is digital overlays of animals and acrobats with common fireworks in the background. Modern circus companies or owners of them do not value the art of the circus posters like before, settling only for a cheaper format like basic postcards laid out at local gas stations...not very attractive or eye appealing. Again, the nostalgic feel is evident within the work, but most important...it was really fun to do and I'm actually going to expand this series further in the near future.
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