Movements & Themes: Technology Ads

Below are a few of my favorite images via BustBright's "Science and Tech Ads" flickr set. I have removed the text and cropped the ads in order to show only the artwork. Why did I do this?  Well, I think the art looks more like "art" when it is isolated from the ad; the work seen in these ads would not look out of place on a gallery wall. Commercial artists don't get the praise they deserve and in my opinion there is no difference between a "commercial artist" and a "fine artist".  I have put the ad's tag phrase in quotes to act as a title.

Martin Company, "Space Probe" artwork by Willi K. Baum

Martin Company, "The New in View" artwork by Willi K. Baum

Martin Company, "Pattern of Thought" artwork by Willi K. Baum

Martin Company, "Serendipity" artwork by Willi K. Baum

Martin Company, "Ticket to Achievement" artwork by Willi K. Baum

Martin Company, "Man Out..." artwork by Willi K. Baum

United Aircraft, "Significance" artwork by S, Neil Fujita (see my post on Fujita here)

ITT, "Data Representation for Global Defense" artwork by Steve Chass?

AC/General Motors, "He 'Triggers-off' the Big Ones" artist unknown

AC/General Motors, "Questmanship" artist unknown

Avco-Crosley, "New Dimensions for the Electronic Age" artwork by Hallock

Avco-Crosley, "Measures Man for Tomorrow's Machines" artist unknown

Avco-Crosley/Lycoming, (Helicopter) "Lifts America into a New Era of Light" artwork by Hays?

"Copper Makes Beautiful Music" artwork by Reynold Ruffins

If you are interested in more of this "space race" imagery, you should check out Megan Prelinger's book Another Science Fiction. Here is a link to an article about the book.