Created for an Antonio Frasconi exhibition at the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña opening May 30, 1969, this poster connects one of Latin America’s most important modern printmakers with Puerto Rico’s flourishing graphic-arts movement. Frasconi, born in Argentina and raised in Uruguay, became internationally recognized for his woodcuts, book illustrations, and socially engaged printmaking. The poster transforms an elaborate architectural façade into a rhythmic arrangement of arches, diamonds, horizontal bands, and repeated motifs, giving the structure an almost abstract quality. Its limited palette and strong patterning reflect the visual economy associated with relief printing and silkscreen design. Frasconi maintained an ongoing relationship with Puerto Rican cultural institutions; the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña later organized a major exhibition of his graphic work in 1976. As both an exhibition announcement and a collectible work of graphic design, the poster represents the ICP’s important role in bringing internationally recognized printmakers into dialogue with Puerto Rico’s own distinguished printmaking tradition.
Created for an Antonio Frasconi exhibition at the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña opening May 30, 1969, this poster connects one of Latin America’s most important modern printmakers with Puerto Rico’s flourishing graphic-arts movement. Frasconi, born in Argentina and raised in Uruguay, became internationally recognized for his woodcuts, book illustrations, and socially engaged printmaking. The poster transforms an elaborate architectural façade into a rhythmic arrangement of arches, diamonds, horizontal bands, and repeated motifs, giving the structure an almost abstract quality. Its limited palette and strong patterning reflect the visual economy associated with relief printing and silkscreen design. Frasconi maintained an ongoing relationship with Puerto Rican cultural institutions; the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña later organized a major exhibition of his graphic work in 1976. As both an exhibition announcement and a collectible work of graphic design, the poster represents the ICP’s important role in bringing internationally recognized printmakers into dialogue with Puerto Rico’s own distinguished printmaking tradition.