Counter culture was an anti-establishment movement in the 1960’s and 70’s that involved artists creating artworks and comics that spoke out against societal norms by including taboo topics such as sex and drugs.
Bob Masse is a concert poster designer and been designing since the 1960’s his work often imitates the work of Alfonse Mucha’s work and theĀ artĀ nouveau with a psychedelic twist with the vibrant bold colours, artwork such as this piece entitles “doors” from 1967 uses provocative imagery to sell is posters to a mass market and encourage the audience to go see the band his work is advertising.Ā As a fan of Alfonse Mucha I like Masse’s work because it brings the art nouveau life a new lease of life, with vibrant colours.
‘Love Life’ by Marijke Koger, her work is unique for being a female psychedelic artist with her work not being given the credit as other male artists of the time. Her work is similar to Masse’s work in the way it shows women in a provocative light, with the inclusion of nudity that at the time was most likely seen as outlandish and shocking to a generic audience. The piece flows together, with the peacock and curving to fit within the circle, the figures at the bottom fitting into the shapes makes for a seemingly tight piece that uses colour which equally work with and against each other. The contrast between the sun and moon separated with the circular shows a well organised drawing.
Bill Grahams work was a staple of the underground movement, and is well known for his advertising for rock bands using his skills to incorporate art and words into one piece that works and flows together, with the words moving with the shape of the hair, the text becomes one with the piece, although this piece is different from the others with the way that it uses duller colours yet still uphold the style of the conter-culturism movement and the spirit of the movement.
Ā These artists all appeal to me through their styles, especially with the focus on female figures and their representation.
Reference
Bob Masse. 2017.Ā Bob Masse Rock Posters. [ONLINE] Available at:Ā http://www.bmasse.com/60s.html. [Accessed 5 December 2017].