Razzia (Gérard Courbouleix-Deneriaz)
Happy Chicken Dance Day (true story) Addictees!
Welcome to this week's Weekend Art Fix, where we are celebrating the artist Razzia, and not dancing chickens.
You might have seen a Razzia poster (you definitely have if you've visited our home gallery or been trawling our website) and been transfixed by a classy aesthetic that seems untouched by all of the technological and cultural developments that have swept through the art and commercial design worlds since World War II.
It turns out to be more literally the case than you might think, with Razzia very much eschewing today's computer graphics in favour of conceiving his posters from an original painting. We may be living in a world seemingly obsessed with all things 'retro', whether or not their means of production are any actual kind of throwback, but few artists seem to embrace the methods of past times with quite the same authenticity as Razzia.
It was in publications across the Atlantic that Razzia's stunning visuals were first exposed to a wider population, and it was not long before he was creating memorable advertising campaigns for such prestigious clients as Bloomingdales, Harrod's, Lancia Automobiles, Macy's and - particularly notably - Louis Vuitton, with which he has been associated for more than 25 years.
With his evocative painted renderings having also won the affection of celebrity collectors including Elton John, Michael Caine and Jackie Collins, Razzia has firmly booked his place in history as one of the last in the line of truly great poster artists in the post-war tradition of Bernard Villemot, René Gruau and Raymond Savignac.
Razzia has been producing his stunning, iconic images on aluminium and WOW! Just WOW! We 💖 Razzia! Check out some of our favourites below.
Medium: Ink sublimation on aluminium, numbered and signed by the artist
Edition: Limited to 250
Year: Image created in 1981
Size: Medium Format: 105.0m x 85.0cm - Large Format: 128.0cm x 103.0cm
Medium: Ink sublimation on aluminium, numbered and signed by the artist
Edition: Limited to 250
Year: Image created in 1994
Size: Medium Format: 105.0m x 85.0cm - Large Format: 128.0cm x 103.0cm
Medium: Ink sublimation on aluminium, numbered and signed by the artist
Edition: Limited to 250
Year: Image created in 1983
Size: Medium Format: 105.0m x 85.0cm - Large Format: 128.0cm x 103.0cm
Medium: Ink sublimation on aluminium, numbered and signed by the artist
Edition: Limited to 250
Year: Image created in 1987
Size: Medium Format: 105.0m x 85.0cm - Large Format: 128.0cm x 103.0cm
Medium: Ink sublimation on aluminium, numbered and signed by the artist
Edition: Limited to 250
Year: Image created in 1991
Size: Medium Format: 105.0m x 85.0cm - Large Format: 128.0cm x 103.0cm
Medium: Ink sublimation on aluminium, numbered and signed by the artist
Edition: Limited to 250
Year: Image created in 2004
Size: Medium Format: 105.0m x 85.0cm - Large Format: 128.0cm x 103.0cm
To see more of Razzia's posters click here.
Until the next one Addictees, questo è il ballo del qua qua!
#TheNewChickenDance - you know you want to 🐔
Blair & El xoxo