Love Abstract Design by Retrodrome Material:400g Cotton CanvasLove Abstract Design distils one of art's oldest subjects to its most direct graphic statement. Retrodrome pairs strong typography with bold geometric forms and a vivid colour palette, producing a composition that is simultaneously a word, an image and a feeling. The Bauhaus inflected layout keeps the message unambiguous: nothing is decorative that isn't also structural, and every element earns its place on the page. Printed as an archival fine art
referencing both botanical observation and metaphysical inquiry
surrealist instinct fills it with unease
and compact form documented with careful observation
woodblock-influenced linework that gives the composition its meditative weight
the Matissean influence evident in the way flat colour does the structural work that line might otherwise perform
true colour — exactly what this style of illustration needs
a palette of layered greens
with its confident linework and layered colour fields
rendered with the confident outlines and decorative patterning typical of Stolk's graphic work
George Barbier's Voici Mes Ailes is a quintessential Art Deco fashion illustration
Physical geography takes precedence — mountain ranges rise in relief shading
the moment suspended in the quiet hour when the world belongs to no one