Originals in this selection, Graphic, illustrative and typographic, Paper.
Type as part of the picture
Lettering, grids, figures and sketchy marks form their own visual language, recalling posters, comics and notebooks. Graphic, illustrative mixed media on paper is for sale here for readers who enjoy storytelling and design together.
Typography is a design tool here: a word is cut apart, a sign enlarged, a line repeated like a stamp. Paper is the natural ground for this, since printed fragments blend seamlessly with ink, marker and watercolor.
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Order and humor
Unlike expressive work, clean edges and planned arrangements often rule. That makes such sheets easy to combine, and a row of identically framed pieces reads like a wall frieze. For more linework, see the drawings. Give yourself time to read: small signs, wordplay and drawings often hide in the corners. With sheets like these it pays to change your distance and look more than once. A bright, even light helps the details come forward.
What to look for
Where printed parts are involved, it pays to ask whether they are original fragments or reproductions. That belongs in the description.