Calligraphy Posters Collection
Last year, The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy in Moscow invited me to take part in their 6th International Exhibition of Calligraphy. It was great honor for me because they display a lot of work by great calligraphers from all over the world (including my mentor and close friend, Claudio Gil).
So, I started working on some free hand calligraphy posters. If you are familiar with my work, you'll know that calligraphy is always present as a foundation, but I usually layer it with lettering and vector techniques. However, for the CMC in Moscow, I wanted to give them something to highlight free hand calligraphy.
I wanted to find ideas from great philosophers and thinkers about life and human values that were important to me. So I selected quotes from The Dalai Lama, Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi. I mixed some calligraphy styles and I tried to incorporate everything I've learned over these last 7 years.
If you by any chance go to Moscow, please visit the original pieces on display at The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. However, if Russia isn’t in your travel plans any time soon, you can still check out some images of the process and the final pieces here. I’m also offering limited edition screen prints and graphic T-shirts of these posters.
So, I started working on some free hand calligraphy posters. If you are familiar with my work, you'll know that calligraphy is always present as a foundation, but I usually layer it with lettering and vector techniques. However, for the CMC in Moscow, I wanted to give them something to highlight free hand calligraphy.
I wanted to find ideas from great philosophers and thinkers about life and human values that were important to me. So I selected quotes from The Dalai Lama, Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi. I mixed some calligraphy styles and I tried to incorporate everything I've learned over these last 7 years.
If you by any chance go to Moscow, please visit the original pieces on display at The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. However, if Russia isn’t in your travel plans any time soon, you can still check out some images of the process and the final pieces here. I’m also offering limited edition screen prints and graphic T-shirts of these posters.
Check out the whole project below. :)
*PS. This video below hows the creation process of the first poster made in July 2016.
Coleção de Cartazes de Caligrafia
Poster #1
I started creating the composition with Blackletter around the Roman Capitals —see the first piece below, made in July 2016—, but I decided to move on to Italics. The quote is from Dalai Lama and says: “Wherever there lives a compassionate person, there is always a pleasant atmosphere”.
Poster #2
You can see below the first sketch of the poster number 2, where I was studying ways to create a box with blackletter. The quote is from Dalai Lama and says: “The moment you think of others, your mind widens”.
Poster #3
A quote of Martin Luther King made in chancery italic letters, with a broad edge nib and watercolor ink on Arches paper. The quote says: “Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase”.
Poster #4
Another quote from Martin Luther King, this one was made with flat brushes and gouache paint on Arches paper. The quote says: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”
Poster #5
A quote from Mahatma Gandhi made with brush pen, ruling pen and Indian Ink on Arches paper. The quote says: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Poster # 6
"The Ampersand", a extra piece I made with a wide flat brush and acrylic paint on black paper. I made this to use as a stamp on the T-shirts that I'm selling on my online shop.
“O Ampersand”, uma peça extra que fiz com um pincel chato largo e tinta acrílica em papel preto. Eu fiz esta peça para usar como estampa nas camisetas que estou vendendo na minha loja online.
Online Shop – Loja online
Visit my online Shop and check it out the T-shirts and posters available to shop!
Visite a minha Loja Online e confira todos os produtos!