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SYD BRAK 80s 70s Pop Art Iconic Designs Athena Posters Airbrush Artist ( Interview)
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SYD BRAK 80s 70s Pop Art Iconic Designs - Athena posters SYD BRAK (South African 80s / 70s pop art cult illustrator, based in London) interview about the Athena posters ‘Long Distance Kiss’: How Syd Brak’s visionary work helped define the 80s 34 years ago, art director Paul Rodriguez of the Athena art retailer company (established in 1964) had an epiphany—and his vision would go on to become the best-selling poster in British history. Shot by photographer Spencer Rowell in London in May of 1986, Rodriguez’s conception of a shirtless male model holding a newborn baby boy, “Man and Baby” (better known as “L’Enfant”) sold five million copies. Rodriguez got rich, Rowell bought himself an airplane and the model, Adam Perry, claimed that the touching yet titular photo got him laid three thousand times. One of Athena’s other superstars was illustrator Syd Brak. Before relocating to London in 1978, Brak was working as the assistant art director for advertising firm J. Walter Thompson in his birthplace of South Africa. After making the leap to London, Brak’s work caught the attention of Athena in the early 80s. Long before “L’Enfant” became the it image of the 80s, Brak’s 1982 airbrushed “L…
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airbrush, artist, 70s, 80s, Pop Art, Posters, Athena, South African, UK, London, Cult
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