The definitive celebration of the visual imagery of the French New
Wave with its explosive and groundbreaking poster art
The French New Wave of the 1950s and 1960s is one of the most important
movements in the history of film. Its fresh energy and vision changed
the cinematic landscape, and its style has had a seminal impact on pop
culture. The poster artists tasked with selling these Nouvelle Vague
films to the masses--in France and internationally--helped to create
this style, and in so doing found themselves at the forefront of a
revolution in art, graphic design and photography.
French New Wave: A Revolution in Design celebrates explosive and
groundbreaking poster art that accompanied French New Wave films like
The 400 Blows (1959), Jules and Jim (1962) and The Umbrellas of
Cherbourg (1964). Featuring posters from over 20 countries, the imagery
is accompanied by biographies of more than 100 artists, photographers
and designers involved--the first time many of those responsible for
promoting and portraying this movement have been properly recognized.
This publication spotlights the poster designers who defined the look of
the French New Wave. Artists presented in this volume include
Jean-Michel Folon, Boris Grinsson, Waldemar Swierzy, Christian Broutin,
Tomasz Ruminski, Hans Hillman, Georges Allard, René Ferracci, Bruno
Rehak, Zdenek Ziegler, Miroslav Vystrcil, Peter Strausfeld, Maciej
Hibner, Andrzej Krajewski, Maciej Zbikowski, Josef Vylet'al, Sandro
Simeoni, Averardo Ciriello, Marcello Colizzi and many more.
