Thursday 3 March 2011
More signage
Beautiful gold-leaf lettering on a green background in Fitzrovia. Rather spoiled by the tacky plastic sign stuck beneath it.
The Ascent of Man
Three screenshots from Dr Jacob Bronowski's 1974 BBC documentary 'The Ascent Of Man'. The sculpture is used to illustrate the different methods of perception, but I was struck by the hints of Symbolism and proto-Surrealism in the composition.
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Shop signs
Some assorted shop signage spotted recently, the top two are in Margate. There's something quite poignant about the Thanet Times building (the best for Thanet sport).
The bottom two were revealed when a shop near me was recently renovated. I snapped it just in time, as the old sign was painted over the next week. The Gill-esque lettering was hand-painted; a magnificent example of the almost lost art of sign painting.
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