Silhouette Masterpiece Theater. Vintage silhouettes with (black) humor by Wilhelm Staehle
Silhouette Masterpiece Theater. Vintage silhouettes with (black) humor by Wilhelm Staehle

Video: Silhouette Masterpiece Theater. Vintage silhouettes with (black) humor by Wilhelm Staehle

Video: Silhouette Masterpiece Theater. Vintage silhouettes with (black) humor by Wilhelm Staehle
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Golden Retrievers, 24 ct. Silhouette Masterpiece Theater Project
Golden Retrievers, 24 ct. Silhouette Masterpiece Theater Project

American artist Wilhelm Staehle - the most amusing and mysterious personality. First, how old is he? If you believe the biography on the site, then the respected author was born in 1880, but this is a sheer lie. Despite the fact that all of his works are stylized in antiquity, a kind of modern vintage, well forgotten and magnificently restored old. Unusual paintings (or prints, postcards - whichever you prefer) by Wilhelm Stele belong to the Silhouette Masterpiece Theater series, but the author calls them Silly Silhouettes. Although I would use the term "stupid". All of them are drawn and signed with humor, some carry a certain moral, are instructive, but in general they are funny, if not funny. Postcards with such images would certainly be popular among young people, and creative-minded adults would gladly flaunt in T-shirts with Silly Silhouettes prints.

Drawings with history and black humor. Silhouette Masterpiece Theater Project
Drawings with history and black humor. Silhouette Masterpiece Theater Project
Virtual guitar is for losers. Here's a virtual harp - that's a thing!
Virtual guitar is for losers. Here's a virtual harp - that's a thing!
Types of fonts. A visual guide for designers
Types of fonts. A visual guide for designers

What do we know about the artist, the inimitable Wilhelm, who was born in an unknown year, and who exists outside of time and style? Well, he says without false modesty about himself that he is supposedly a terrible gentleman who loves to scare small children, which, in principle, can be understood from some of his "silhouettes". But at the same time, the artist is not alien to a sense of humor, albeit a specific one, filled with irony and sarcasm, but still.

Fig. 1 - Pervert. Fig. 2 - Artist
Fig. 1 - Pervert. Fig. 2 - Artist
God, and if suddenly I die in a dream … take my sister to you too
God, and if suddenly I die in a dream … take my sister to you too
Drawings with history and black humor. Silhouette Masterpiece Theater Project
Drawings with history and black humor. Silhouette Masterpiece Theater Project
Drawings with history and black humor. Silhouette Masterpiece Theater Project
Drawings with history and black humor. Silhouette Masterpiece Theater Project

And thirdly, the artist, unlike his more romantic brothers, considers himself a realist who does not soar high in the sky under the clouds, but stands firmly on the ground and looks at life soberly. That is why his drawings are so … true. By the way, the entire collection of Wilhelm Staehle can be seen on the website of his project Silhouette Masterpiece Theater

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