Thaïs Talizky 1916

Enrico Prampolini made this poster, Thaïs Talizky, to advertise a film in Rome. The poster’s colors are muted, but the shapes are bold, and you can tell that Prampolini was really thinking about how to make something eye-catching. The shapes are really fun! There’s a sort of geometric quality to everything, but it's not rigid. Check out the dress, with the geometric triangles – they almost look like tiny flags, adding a playful, almost mischievous vibe. Then there's her face, the hat! I wonder what the film was about? This feels like it could be a cousin of Picasso's cubist portraits, taking apart the idea of representation and putting it back together in a new, exciting way. It reminds me that art is a conversation, a constant remix of ideas. It is never just one thing.