poster for linhumaine fernand leger

poster for linhumaine fernand legerDesigned as a striking image for public spaces, Poster for L'Inhumaine reveals Fernand Lger's interest in the dialogue between painting, graphic design and cinematic modernity. Created for Marcel L'Herbier's film, this composition transposes the visual explorations of Cubism and mechanical aesthetics onto the poster. The whole is structured by a network of intersecting black and grey shapes. Massive, vertical letters are integrated directly into the

creating a striking play of contrasts

alongside other artists like André Derain

the painting highlights manual labour and farming traditions

which radically broke with the academic tradition of the smooth

Influenced by the research of Picasso and Braque

The red vase

with the aim of creating accessible art that can be integrated into architecture and modern spaces

a stable and identifiable element

This work revisits the romanticism of the original

the Mona Lisa dissolves into a dream where time dilates and matter liquefies

The solitary figure

while the young man's shadow is discreetly reflected in the glass