12 August 2010

Vintage Art & Graphics: 1970s Copy Art


Richard Santino, 1974



Herbert Edwards, 1976




Buster Cleveland, 1977



Dina Dar, 1977




Jack Kaminsky, 1977




Jeffrey Schrier, 1977




Patrick Firpo, 1977




Jill Lynne, 1977



Rick, Ron and Stephen Globus, 1977

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Images from the 1978 book Copy Art by Patrick Firpo, Lester Alexander, Claudia Katayanagi and Steve Ditlea which explored the creative possibilities of using the color copier to make art and graphics.  At the time, this was cutting edge technology, resulting in many amazing images.

A patented by-product of the color copy process created the installation mural seen in the last photo, which was installed in the cinema at my alma mater (Parsons School of Design in NYC) until a recent remodel in the late 2000s.