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Painter and graphic artist, but also thinker, designer and activist, Lohse shaped the visual culture of post-war Europe.
He saw graphic design as a tool for social change. Rejecting subjective expression, he sought to establish a universal visual language based on mathematical precision and systematic order.
In 1958, Richard Paul Lohse designed a poster for the exhibition ‘Non-figurative painting in Switzerland’ (Ungegenständliche Malerei in der Schweiz) at the Winterthur Art Museum. In this work, he uses the Gestalt principles (formal stylistic register) of symmetry and order.
Lohse's works immerse the viewer in rhythm, colour and structure. His principle of equal amounts of colour ensures that each hue appears with the same frequency and balance.
His serial compositions and modular systems eliminated hierarchy, reinforcing his belief in social progress and democratic ideals.
See the selection Swiss Poster Award
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