Typeface Classification: Sans Serif, Bold or black, 3 dimensional
What is it?: This is a painting done by Wayne White. He buys terrible goodwill paintings, and then paints type in abstract and complex ways. Normally the type has depth in the painting as if it is just a part of the scenery. Wayne White is also the man who designed the entire Pee Wee Herman Show set and puppets. How cool!
Analyze this piece: The type looks as if it is part of the landscape it is painted on. This is achieved with shadows and the treatment of light with the reflections of the water. Wayne White obviously spent a great amount of time getting the colors desaturated enough to look as if they are apart of the landscape. The boldness of the type really puts "hot shots and know it alls" in their place. It looks as if he is trying to show his hate for those kinds of people by putting them in a gross lake.
How will this influence my work?: I love the concept of type in an environment. The next time I do an editorial or a logo, maybe I will put the type in the editorial illustration or make the logo a landscape and the type will be apart of it. This opens the doors for art as well. How can you make an awful painting look good? Make it abstract, and mix the colors well. Problem Solved.
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