Alfredo Rostgaard
By: dirección editorial, Isabel María Pérez Pérez ; edición, Shirley Moreira Vázquez, Daniel G. Alfonso
Series: Colección Espiral / Arte Cubano Contemporáneo -- 26; Arte Cubano Contemporáneo -- 26
Publisher: Arte Cubano Ediciones
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Cuba
Language: spa
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9789597178439
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Catalogs; Cuban Film posters; Cuban Political posters
Description: Monography dedicated to graphic designer and artist Alfredo González Rostgaard (Cuba 1943-2004), one of the leading designers of revolutionary Cuban film and political posters through his work for the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC). In the 1980's, he ventured in the use of papier-mâché to create toys for adults, (trains, planes, kites, butterflies, cars and other items), which in addition to their decorative value, provide a communicative and utilitarian function because some were used to keep envelopes and pens. The collection was conceived as an approach to the work of Cuban plastic artists offers a concentrated information that includes reviews and essays, images of his works, photos and a biographical selection of the creator. The collection conceived as an approach to the work of Cuban plastic artists offers a concentrated information that includes reviews and essays, images of his works, photos and a biographical selection of the creator.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Acercamiento a algunas de sus obras / Marina Rodríguez; title: Morir en las nubes / Aldo Menéndez; title: Dossier de obras : carteles; title: Dossier de obras : juguetes; title: Cronología.