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Jean-Philippe Lenclos. Gondolys Shipyard, close up of the east façade. Port Barcarès, France. 1969
Troika. All The Time in the World – Electroluminescent Art Wall at Terminal 5. Heathrow, UK. 2008
Supergraphics is the name of an architectural movement from the 1960s and 70s that saw architects attempt to ‘remove solidity, gravity, even history’ by the simple act of applying paint and graphics to the interior and exterior surfaces of buildings.
The result was an eruption of dazzling graphic imagery that used scale, chromatic verve, and visual sleight-of-hand to achieve aesthetic and social aims.
As one architectural writer noted: ‘… niches of architects and designers began experimenting with Supergraphics to emulate the spatial effects of architecture. These designers distorted perspective with stripes and arrows, emphasized wayfinding and movement sequences with surface designs, joined community groups to paint illustrative graphics over blighted buildings, and played with scale by using billboarding tactics.’
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