Wes Wilson vs. Milton Glaser
After reading chapter two in the book, Wes Wilson and Milton Glaser were two artist whose work connected with me the most. Wes Wilson was the very first artist to create a psychedelic poster which was fascinating to the art world because it was something new and creative. Milton Glaser was a graphic design artist who was best known for creating the Bob Dylan Poster and other logos that are seen daily by everyone. What I really enjoy about both these artist is how they use vibrant colors in their work and its not just plain, its rather more abstract than anything.
Wes Wilson’s style of art was very unique and different because it seemed like he wanted to confuse everyone who was viewing his work. Even though he was the first to create this psychedelic style of art, others soon caught on and his career was basically over. I really enjoy this style of art because when viewing it, you have to find the message behind it yourself rather than it being told to you directly.
Milton Glaser also really captured this abstract style of art in some of his work but not all of it. He was responsible for creating the I <3 New York Logo and especially the Bob Dylan Poster. These two examples both show how he was talented in both sides of the spectrum, ranging from being really abstract to being really simple art designs. “Glaser’s poster of Bob Dylan, which became an icon for the 1960’s experience brought psychedelic language to mainstream America” p 64 Guide To Graphic Design. This quote just shows how his use of unusually depiction’s of what something looks like is appealing to the human eye and is appreciated.
Both Wes Wilson and Milton Glaser have a shared interest in the psychedelic style of art and so do I because it more than just art, its creativity. Their use of vibrant colors and strange fonts brings out the real artist inside of them and artist like me who are more abstract can connect well to these artist.
Wes Wilson. Concert poster for The Association. 1966
Milton Glaser. Dylan. 1966