Carlos Rolando Signed Barcelona 92 Art Limited Edition Large Print

Carlos Rolando Signed Barcelona 92 Art Limited Edition Large Print.

- Condition 6/10 ( vintage condition ).
- Measurments; 75,8 x 56,2 cm / 29,84 x 22,12 in.
- Frame not included.

Carlos Rolando (Rosario, Argentina, 27 May 1933 – Barcelona, 3 February 2016) was a graphic designer and advertising professional, specialising in corporate design and brand creation. Based in Barcelona since 1967, Rolando was part of that generation of Argentine designers who contributed to the renewal of design in Catalonia. Rolando was responsible for the brand image of a large number of companies and institutions: Ram, Roca, ARCO, Fagor, Camper, Ifema, Círculo de Lectores, among others, and was considered one of the most prestigious graphic designers in and outside Catalonia. In 2005, he was awarded the National Design Award, which recognises professional careers that have excelled in the field of design or innovation in the Spanish state. In 2011, the Club de Creativos honoured Rolando with the c de c d'Honor award and in 2012, the FAD awarded him the first honorary Laus in recognition of a career full of successes. In addition to his work as a graphic designer, Rolando is also a sculptor. ( thanks to wikipedia.org )

Ever since the first Games of the modern era in Athens in 1896, posters have played an important part in the popularisation of the Olympics. They have also served, once every four years, to identify both the host city and a particular aesthetic linked to the global image of the Games of that year. Bearing this history in mind, COOB'92 developed a highly ambitious project, which involved 58 different posters grouped in four collections: the official Olympic posters, the painters' posters, the designers' posters and the photographic sports posters.

For the four official sports posters (the work of Josep M. Trias, Javier Mariscal, Enric Satué and Antoni Tàpies) and the eight painters' posters (by Êduardo Arroyo, Antoni Clave, Eduardo Chillida, Jean-Michel Folon, Josep Guinovart, Robert Llimós, Guillermo Pérez Villalta and Antonio Saura), in addition to the normal print run there was a limited edition in silk-screen and lithograph signed by the authors, which COOB'92 used as prestige gifts for the VIPs who visited Barcelona.