Oper Im Weltformat - Couverture rigide

Geissbuhler, K. D.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3721208595 ISBN 13 : 9783721208597

Editeur : Niggli Verlag, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Zurich-based graphic designer Karl Domenic Geissbuhler has created poster designs for Zurich's opera house and other theatres as well as cultural events since 1976. Oper im Weltformat covers the last 22 years of his work, during which he designed hundreds of posters - a fascinating retrospective and a visual guide to the opera. It might seem like a paradox: Geissbuhler did not coin a specific style with his work, yet, over many years he managed to create a distinct visual identity for Zurich's opera with posters that embody a clear artistic vision. Confident and unconcerned with any supposedly important adherence to a specific style K.D. Geissbuhlers posters combine elements from painting and graphics, photography and illustration with pictorial typography and formal abstraction. The central themes of human life - love, hate, death and beauty - are found in endless and inexhaustible variations. In each poster, image and writing form a new, striking composition. Text in German with a foreword in English.

Biographie de l'auteur

Karl Domenic Geissbuhler (b.1932) studied graphic design under Ernst Keller and Johannes Itten at the School of Design and Visual arts in Zurich. He finished his studies receiving the city of Zurich's achievement award. After further training at the University of the Arts Berlin he became the youngest art director of Rudolf Farner's advertisement agency. In 1964, he converted his two-room apartment into a live-in studio and became a self-employed designer. His posters contributed to the cityscape of Zurich for 36 years. He created approximately 500 designs during this time that won numerous awards and were shown in international exhibitions. His work also includes stage and costume designs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Niggli Verlag
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3721208595
• ISBN 13: 9783721208597
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne