ICONS ON COTTON PROJECT
A Recognition and Celebration of Printed T-Shirt Art
As a Uniquely Transcendent and Global Cultural Phenomenon
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A Recognition and Celebration of Printed T-Shirt Art
As a Uniquely Transcendent and Global Cultural Phenomenon
Self Portrait with Straw Hat, 1887
Van Gogh was probably more interested in the human face than other Impressionists, whom he encountered for the first time in 1886." Here
"A landmark exhibition of compelling subject, Posters American Style, assembles posters that speak to today' s audience of cultural concerns and a need for action.
The exhibition, organized by The National Museum of American Art, examines how posters act as invitations to the public and will include posters that have employed innovative and accomplished pictorial means to invite the American public to engage in a wide variety of events and issues.
In one way or another, all the things Americans care about have found their way onto posters. "Uncle Sam Needs You," "Save the Planet," and the "The Wrath of Grapes -- Join the Boycott.. .Again" -- catchy phrases that respond through our history, all became a part of our collective consciousness through posters." Here
Similarly, this description of posters from the Norton Museum's presentation of the 1998 Exhibition can now be said about T-shirts as well.
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This poster by the Master Jules Cheret captures perhaps more than any other, the entire Art Nouveau period and its focal point, the world famous "Moulin Rouge". Here
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Below is the famous Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Jane Avril" poster art printed on a 1990 Hickory Museum of Art T-shirt from my collection, essentially a "Wearable Poster".
About Art Nouveau Posters...
"Compared with the other new art forms that arose toward the close of the last century, posters achieved the status of “art” rather more rapidly than most. The reason, perhaps, is the number of distinguished artists–such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Mucha, and Beardsley–who quickly turned to the poster form.
Without the infusion of their talents and prestige, posters might have had to wait as long as movies did to be recognized as works of art in their own right. A longer resistance to the poster as art would probably have been inspired less by its “impure” origin in commerce than by its essential dependence on the process of technological duplication. Yet it is precisely this dependence which makes the poster a distinctively modern art form." Susan Sontag
T-shirt artists have also turned their creativity loose on a multitude of contemporary iconic subjects. They include people, places and events of all description, as well as politically and artistically driven subjects.
These efforts have coalesced to create their own remarkable legacy, one that records the breadth and essence of the modern human condition. In doing so, they have blurred the lines between art, craft, culture, and commerce while creating an eclectic global industry along the way that is projected to reach $30 billion by 2025.
"Its mission is to "recognize and affirm the historical and contemporary culture and cultural achievements of the Natives of the Western Hemisphere by advancing—in consultation, collaboration, and cooperation with Natives— knowledge and understanding of Native cultures, including art, history, and language." Here
What is etched into people’s memory is the pastoral flourish that marked the last five minutes and presented a soaring vision of what the nation might be and the freedom that equality for all could bring." Here
In the final paragraph of the 1998 book that accompanied the Smithsonian Institure's landmark traveling exhibition, "Posters American Style", (here on left) the following point is made about posters that also applies to T-shirts:
"Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of American posters is their genius for mirroring and enlarging American cultural issues. They mix art and commerce; they picture many forms of advocacy.
Although we recognize that our response to many early American posters involves nostalgia for the times and events of our history, the most significant thread in our response to posters of all periods is a willingness to accept the disappearance of the distinction between high and low art. This is American Style." (From the introduction)
I discovered "Posters American Style" while searching for information on this Mouse Kelley graphic on a Grateful Dead T-shirt that is now part of my collection. (All the T-shirts on this website were bought on Ebay from 2007 to 2021).
The image above is from a T-shirt, the poster image scans from the book are below...
"Undoubtedly the most famous poster from the Family Dog series, as well as the most recognized image ever used by the Grateful Dead. The central image is a drawing done by Edward Joseph Sullivan, a late 19th and early 20th century artist." Here
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HIBITION March 1998
1990s "The Rock Poster Society" T-shirt
Unusual high tech print of a visually impressive image.
"The Hubble Space Telescope is a joint ESA/NASA project and was launched in 1990 by the Space Shuttle mission STS-31 into a low-Earth orbit 569 km above the ground. During its lifetime Hubble has become one of the most important science projects ever." Here
"The Ethiopian script is not strictly speaking an alphabet, but what is called a syllabary. This means that each letter or symbol usually represents a whole syllable. There are thirty three basic shapes. These generally represent the consonants followed by the vowel ä.
The basic shapes are altered in various ways to indicate a different vowel following the base consonant." Here
Today this art form has become more significant, global, and ubiquitous than its predecessor poster artists could have ever envisioned. T-shirt artists create mobile works of art that have effectively turned the realm of public interaction into the world's most visited and unique art gallery. During the last thirty years, T-shirt graphics have become the most creative, diverse, and universally dominant form of public art.
My intention is to present a compelling narrative, predicated on the images themselves and their shared lineage, that celebrates and promotes the art and its artists’ own remarkable but as yet under-appreciated legacy.
Chaz Winkler ~ Chaz@IconsonCotton.com
"On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in the Lunar Module Eagle and became the first humans to step foot on the lunar surface while astronaut Michael Collins orbited above inside the Command Module, Columbia." Here
"The photo shows a clearer view of Armstrong standing next to the Eagle lunar lander operating the chest-mounted Hasselblad camera. The “pale blue dot” of the Earth is seen in the upper right of the frame." Here
“If we are to reach real peace in the world, we shall have to begin with the children.”
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon in July, 1969 from the Smithsonian T-shirt above.
"Why Limited-Edition Art Merch for Monet and Van Gogh Keeps Selling Out"
"Cheeky hats and T-shirts honoring artists are trending among the art-and style-cognoscenti"
"One can almost hear the crack of thunder as the roiling black clouds burst into sheets of heavy rain, scattering the huddled shapes on the bridge below. On the blue-gray expanse of the Sumida River, a solitary boatman poles his log raft downstream past the area known as Atake, impervious to the storm.
The undisputed masterpiece of the series, this print was accorded the honor of a copy in oil by Vincent van Gogh, now in Amsterdam." Here
Check out Categorized T-Shirt Galleries and other pages on this site Here
In 1995 we opened a shop at OCEAN COMMERSE PARK in Kill Devil Hills, where production of my handcrafted plaques was scaled up and in 1997 we attended the National Restaurant Show...
Or check out the slideshows below.
Thank you for visiting and please feel free to email any suggestions or comments to Chaz@IconsOnCotton.com.
The History of the Slogan T-shirts:
How simple words on a garment can help
bring about social and cultural change...
"Slogans work on so many different levels; they're almost subliminal.
They're also a way of people aligning themselves to a cause.
They're tribal. Wearing one is like branding yourself!" Here
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