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The Total Artwork in Expressionism

Contributed by Chris Purcell on Sep 3rd, 2015. Artwork published in .
The Total Artwork in Expressionism 1
Source: www.hatjecantz.de © 2011 Hatje Cantz. License: All Rights Reserved.

Inspired by hand-lettered title cards for the 1920 German silent horror film The Cabinet of DrCaligari, Joerg Ewald Meißner and Gerd Sebastian Jakob of Koma Amok studio in Stuttgart designed a custom typeface with many alternates for this exhibition catalog of Expressionist artworks.

The Total Artwork in Expressionism 2
Photo: Chris Purcell. © 2011 Hatje Cantz. License: All Rights Reserved.
The Total Artwork in Expressionism 3
Photo: Chris Purcell. © 2011 Hatje Cantz. License: All Rights Reserved.
The Total Artwork in Expressionism 4
Photo: Chris Purcell. © 2011 Hatje Cantz. License: All Rights Reserved.

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  • Caligari
  • FF Bau
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