Ernstig woord aan alle Burgers en Arbeiders van Amsterdam Possibly 1903 - 1906

This poster, made by the Comité van Verweer, is like a graphic scream, using a simple palette to grab your attention. I imagine the artist, or artists, carefully choosing each typeface, each line weight, to get their message across. Looking at this, I sympathize with the urge to communicate something vital, something that needs to be shouted from the rooftops – well, or printed on a broadside. The texture of the paper, probably cheap and rough, the ink laid down with a printing press, these details speak to a sense of urgency. The list of names in the center, the who’s who of the exhibition... Was it a collective, a movement, or a more individual and personal project? It reminds me that art doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Every stroke, every color, every letter, is part of a conversation. It's a form of embodied expression that embraces all kinds of interpretations.