Les aplats noirs engagés d’Arthur Wragg

Arthur Wragg (1903 – 1976) est un illustrateur britannique engagé qui a milité pour la paix dans l’entre-deux guerres (jusqu’à refuser de porter les armes durant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale) et a mis en lumière les problèmes de pauvreté et de déclassement social des années 1930 en Grande-Bretagne.

Mettant en pratique ses convictions, il n’a travaillé d’un point de vue pictural que dans le domaine de l’illustration, considérant que c’était un médium à la portée du public qu’il tentait de toucher. Son travail cherche une efficacité violente avec des aplats noirs très marqués qui vont influencer les affichistes britanniques. On retrouve un peu cette approche coup de poing dans certains dessinateurs des années 1980 à mon avis.

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