http://www.retrospectgalleries.com/exhibitions/retroism/
Interesting work. I particularly like the work of cecil Touchon.
"Many works use bits of lettering from billboards and street posters to create what he calls 'non-objective visual poetry' where all literary references normally contained in these materials has been removed leaving the viewer to respond to the works on a purely visual level."
Taken from his bio on retrospect.
This is a strange and intriguing concept, that in my opinion could be applied to a variety of means. For example taken from its usual place could a form of 'design' be stripped of its meaning, or perhaps gain new meaning? Could pieces of famous design be recognized when only shown in part? Could signs gain new meanings dependent on where they are situated? Do signs have different meanings to different cultures? Just a thought for now.
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