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“A realm of intimate, personal power is developing - power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested.”
-Whole Earth Catalogue. by Stewart Brand. 1968.
José Guadalupe Posada. (1852-1913) Calavera of the Bicycles.
“The meaning of the subject is obvious: the celestial and terrestrial powers circulate on the symbol of progress, the bicycle, running over the past, tradition, and whatever gets in their way. The figures are ridiculous, but they are very real and convincing symbols. Thus Posada once more, trough his irony and ridicule and his extraordinary fantasy, criticizes modern times, mechanism, and cruelty.
These few examples give some idea of the engraver who surpassed in his genius all tradition limitations and creates a new expressive language of the highest kind. Further, his was a visual criticism of the historical, social reality of his time and, as such, takes on a universal significance. Posada is not simply a popular printmaker, as he has sometimes been considered, but a great artist on a level of those of the twentieth century.”
\ Justino Fernández. A Guide to Mexican Art. 1961.
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Robert Venturi. Vanna Venturi´s House. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1964.
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