Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Victor Moscoso is the man.
Saw one of the finest private collections of Psychedelic Era posters in the world at the Denver Art Museum a few years ago. Link to an inadequate few samples here. Click on the Moscoso link illustrated in this post. I can only pitifully describe what was truly one of the best art experiences of my life. There were three of these “motion-posters” in a small dark space illuminated by something like a high-tech version of those old rotating multi-color lights you’d find under an aluminum Christmas tree. In this one, the mouth simply opened and closed, revealing the word “incredible”—and it was. I truly can’t describe how beautiful it was watching them move. I wouldn’t have traded it for a private viewing of the Mona Lisa. An incredible optical experience, I’m not even sure it could be captured properly on video?