Niklaus Troxler: Poster Collection 34 (Paperback)

Niklaus Troxler

ISBN 10: 3037786876 / ISBN 13: 9783037786871

Published by Birkhauser Verlag AG, Basel, 2022

About this Item

Paperback. An introduction to the avant-garde jazz posters of a leading Swiss graphic designer. One of Europe's leading poster designers, Niklaus Troxler (born 1947) has devoted himself primarily to jazz posters. In 1966, the Swiss designer organised the first jazz concert in his hometown of Willisau, Lucerne. In 1975 he founded an annual jazz festival that has since brought both established and younger artists to the stage. Troxler designed countless posters for these festivals, as well as for the individual concerts. His early designs embraced an illustrative style from which he soon emancipated himself, eventually translating the character of experimental music and taking up its improvisational gestures. On the occasion of Troxler's 75th birthday, this publication presents a selection of his jazz posters, juxtaposing them with sociopolitical manifestos in poster form, mostly commissioned by himself, as well as public commissions, including those for the Olma agricultural fair, the Knie circus and the Geneva International Motor Show. SELLING POINTS: . Niklaus Troxler (born 1947) is a Swiss graphic designer and founder of the annual Willisau Jazz Festival in Switzerland. His designs center on jazz and capture the essence of music in a visual form . This is part of Lars Mueller's affordable Poster Collection series. It highlights Troxler's experimentations with type and his translations of experimental sound into cutting-edge poster design 109 illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9783037786871

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Niklaus Troxler: Poster Collection 34 (Paperback)
• Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG, Basel
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3037786876
• ISBN 13: 9783037786871
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

An introduction to the avant-garde jazz posters of a leading Swiss graphic designer

One of Europe’s leading poster designers, Niklaus Troxler (born 1947) has devoted himself primarily to jazz posters. In 1966, the Swiss designer organized the first jazz concert in his hometown of Willisau, Lucerne. In 1975 he founded an annual jazz festival that has since brought both established and younger artists to the stage. Troxler designed countless posters for these festivals, as well as for the individual concerts. His early designs embraced an illustrative style from which he soon emancipated himself, eventually translating the character of experimental music and taking up its improvisational gestures.
On the occasion of Troxler’s 75th birthday, this publication presents a selection of his jazz posters, juxtaposing them with sociopolitical manifestos in poster form, mostly commissioned by himself, as well as public commissions, including those for the Olma agricultural fair, the Knie circus and the Geneva International Motor Show.