ILLUSTRATIVE ART. A general term used to describe paintings or prints which have been produced as illustrations of popular subjects (such as cars or animals) or activities or advertising. It is almost always NATURALIST and considered by purists to be non intellectual. (google define search)
It is rather difficult to find quality content on illustrative art online. Besides the Illustrative - biggest exhibition for contemporary illustrative art and graphics - there are blogs and artists' websites, but not specific articles on the style. Perhaps it is that new and not yet in vogue among the written contexts promoting art. It has come into my attention while reading about Illustrative in Frieze, precisely the exhibition mentioned above.
Illustrative started as a sort of "movement", with the grand exhibition in Berlin in 2006, with the aim of "raising the profile of design potentialof illustration and contemporary art" (Frieze). The exhibition took place in 2007 in Paris and then Zurich. This year it moves back to Berlin to celebrate "an inspiring density of illustrative art".
- Illustrative poster Berlin 2009
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