100 years ago, "in the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution and subsequent civil war in Russia, a group of young, talented artists emerged, ready to contribute to and invent a new Soviet culture."
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"There was clearly a golden age of Soviet poster art that we often think of, the aesthetic that Shepard Fairey has been influenced by and a sort of heyday of poster advertising. Poster House in NYC (just opened) The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s, an exhibition looking at the golden age of Soviet poster art and the unique style of advertising films.
"In the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution and subsequent civil war in Russia, a group of young, talented artists emerged, ready to contribute to and invent a new Soviet culture. As the government embrace cinema as the best means of propaganda, these designers created dynamic, experimental, explosive posters, papering the streets with wild colors and arresting imagery to draw people to the movies."
Article: The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s @ Poster House, NYC