THE ILLUSTRATED POSTERS OF GINO BOCCASILE HD 1080p

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  • @lostonwallace1396
    @lostonwallace1396 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I love the way you handled this. Your focus remained on the artwork, but you didn't leave out or excuse his fascist propaganda and history with the movement. You covered it all in a very classy way, keeping the art at the forefront, even though I imagine that was a difficult rope to walk at times while making this video. You did a nice job with that, Pete.
    Gino's stylized female forms are intriguing to look at, as there is an obvious idealization of the female form on display in most of the advertisement work. These ad images are very relatable--very human and playful, and they seem to celebrate the joys of life. It's sad that his wartime work seems to do just the opposite. It's difficult to believe that the same artist also supported racist, fascist idealology. If you only saw his more upbeat advertising work, you'd get none of that vibe. Gino was a powerful advertising artist, nonetheless, and I am glad to learn about him and his work. Thank you for always enlightening us, Pete.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thanks a lot for your appreciation and cimments about this video. It's hard to reconcile his propaganda with the other work.

  • @MandyRyanTheFancymongers
    @MandyRyanTheFancymongers 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love this channel so much!!

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks a lot for your appreciation. It's always a real pleasure to get such positive responses from viewers.

  • @ingmarvanderhoek6314
    @ingmarvanderhoek6314 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Such a contradiction between his disgusting wartime work and the optimistic, sweet and carefree tones of his commercial work. His diagonal compositions are really in a class of its own. Thanks again for your choice and well chosen wording.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello and thanks for both your comments about this video and Boccasile's work. It's a strange feeling to find the content repulsive but simultaneously admire the technique.

  • @pattheplanter
    @pattheplanter 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Nicely handled, a tricky one to present. With great talent comes great responsibility.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for your comment as usual.

  • @gelijojapa
    @gelijojapa 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is one of your best, and I've watched them all.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm glad you think so and thanks a lot for your dedication to the cause.

  • @johnmitchelljr
    @johnmitchelljr 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I’m speechless, no textless. Great video. Thank you.

    • @Mountlougallops
      @Mountlougallops 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      me too! Wow!

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for your appreciation.

  • @wemblyfez
    @wemblyfez 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Another great one, Pete. One of the many features I love about these historical videos, is the propaganda pieces. I've always believed that the power of great illustration is to tell a story, whether it be to highlight a mood of some text or convince the viewer-or tell the story- of the quality of the product or, in the case of propaganda, a person or movement. As odious as Boccasule's posters of Mussolini and the facist movement and the racist anti-American images were, they were powerful and well crafted. Curious how well they worked, if they actually changed minds. It'd be an interesting study, which propaganda images worked the best during each war, which, to use modern lexicon, "went viral" and influced the greatest amount of people-on both sides. You're making me think, Pete, on this dark Saturday night. I need a good cuppa or maybe something a bit stronger now ;-). As always, thanks for the education. Cheers!

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Doug, and thanks for your comment and observations as ever. It is a strange feeling to deplore the content but admire the talent at the same time. I don't know if you have already seen them but allow me to shamelessly plug my videos on the propaganda of ww1 and ww2. How are things in France with regard to the farmers blockade? I assume where you are isn't badly affected.

  • @laurence7181
    @laurence7181 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good for you, Mr. Beard. It's a pleasure to see a presentation from someone with the courage to be reasonable. And the art was wonderful. As usual.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Many thanks for your appreciation. I must admit I was expecting some deranged responses for my 'promotion' of fascism. None as yet.

  • @TheMarkEH
    @TheMarkEH 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Irrespective of his politics, his talent was immense. Thanks for showcasing this interesting illustrator Pete.

    • @ThatOpalGuy
      @ThatOpalGuy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Incredibly talented. I really enjoy these videos.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your appreciation is always welcome, so thanks.

  • @jaybradley9083
    @jaybradley9083 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Gino Boccasile was quite talented. Many illustrators of that time produced propaganda work, but Boccasile's involvement with the fascist movement made him more than just an artist who merely wanted avoid arrest, or be forced to flee the area. He was a willing participant. I find it sad that politics often poisons the arts. That being said, you have shown the spotlight on a talented illustrator, and given us a valuable history lesson.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation.

    • @Gingerzilla
      @Gingerzilla หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree. As a commercial artist I know that you go where the gold is. I’m sure that this was the case. There was a war, he happened to be on one side so he drew for that side. Subject matter would have been decreed from the client (in the war, the state) so it makes sense that he could paint something to us was on the nose and racist, the. Less than a decade later he painted something not so. War is the pits.

  • @treasuresunderfoot7876
    @treasuresunderfoot7876 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Interesting to see how devoted he was to his craft. The quality and self improvement of his work is obvious.
    I can just imagine how influential his posters were during those days.
    As a child or teen to see these advertisements must have been a strong influence.
    Thanks for another eye opening look at another illustrator I've not heard of.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Rganks a lot for your comment and appreciation.

  • @Poohze01
    @Poohze01 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm so glad I found your channel! I think you handled Boccasile's *varied* career very well. It's important to remember that art can be used for evil, and that people are complicated. I love that your videos look at both technique and context!

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Many thanks for your appreciation of my work on the channel. It's most welcome.

    • @arslongavitabrevis5136
      @arslongavitabrevis5136 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Art used for evil? Absolutely! Look at the work of English and American illustrators during WW2. The disgusting world we live in is the result of the victory of the "good guys" in 1945.

  • @kjmav10135
    @kjmav10135 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I knew nothing about this illustrator. A good reminder that remarkably talented people can put their talents to use for good or ill.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation.

  • @djmoulton1558
    @djmoulton1558 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I searched your channel and was surprised to find no mention of Edith Holden. She was a children's book illustrator from England. Perhaps you are preparing a dedicated program about her in the near future (hint, hint, nudge, nudge).

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Rest assured she is on my list and has been for some time. There is only enough material for an inclusion in the unsung heroes series but she will put in an appearance at some point. It's a very long queue.

    • @djmoulton1558
      @djmoulton1558 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Okay, thx.

  • @TexRenner
    @TexRenner 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Another fascinating biography of an artist I had not heard of. Thanks!

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for your comment.

  • @johnmorgan5495
    @johnmorgan5495 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Cant deny the quality of the work because of his politics .

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the comment,with which I'm in total agreement.

  • @TheDonkeyHot
    @TheDonkeyHot 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    marvelous artist! I've never heard of him before. Remarkable technique and imagination!

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation of his work.

  • @ingmarvanderhoek6314
    @ingmarvanderhoek6314 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    His lettering and composition are astonishing. Beautiful commercial artist and illustrator. Thanks for presenting this wonderful artist who alas was a product of his time producing war propaganda and hateful images.

  • @HappyMyTime
    @HappyMyTime 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks again Pete Beard for the awesome content!

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You are very welcome.

  • @MrPhotodoc
    @MrPhotodoc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Despite his politics, Boccasile is a pleasant discovery I was unaware of before this. Thanks.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation.

  • @mikedirle520
    @mikedirle520 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another great narrative about illustration and how it gets mingled into history! Love it! Tnx!

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks as usual for your appreciation. Not the easiest of subjects to try to be impartial about.

  • @floralpattern1
    @floralpattern1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow his work is brilliant. Regardless of his subject matters ( his war time period).
    I love your channel thank you for these videos. Eagerly awaiting your next upload.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Many thanks for your appreciation, and there are plenty more in the pipeline.

  • @MissMichelsen
    @MissMichelsen 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm sorry that I keep writing the same thing here: I loved it. 💛

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Don't apologise - it never gets old.

  • @manuelcapela7620
    @manuelcapela7620 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you!🇬🇧🇵🇹 (His work is consistently good but that last one ...👍)

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks again and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

  • @Banner_Bearer_of_Eternity
    @Banner_Bearer_of_Eternity 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Спасибо as always, Pete! To me, he's more of a graphic designer than of an illustrater. Very talented and probably ahead of his time.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation.

  • @fuzzydragons
    @fuzzydragons 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    so interesting seeing his propaganda posters. we are so use to seeing the winning side's posters that sometimes we forget that all sides in the war had propaganda. we shouldn't ignore it, but we also should glorify it, certainly worth studying tho

  • @greggoreo6738
    @greggoreo6738 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a loss at such an early age! And. The One advertisement that grabbed me was the man's cheek, the kneeling maiden and The tilting razor blade. You presented ALL THIS so splendidly! Thank you, Good Sir! Respectfully and Gratefully yours Gregg Oreo Long Beach CA États Unis

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi again, and thanks for your favourable review. Boccasile has many virtues, but sadly his ideological vices seem to have blotted his copybook, historically speaking.

  • @tppnr
    @tppnr 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you Mr Beard. I must say that Boccasile is an interesting choice as a subject for a video. Not the first name that comes to mind among Italian poster artists. Other figures like Marcello Dudovich, Leopoldo Metlicovitz and Leonetto Cappiello are usually more popular.

    • @tonygohagan2766
      @tonygohagan2766 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Perhaps, and thankfully, that's why the series is called 'Unsung' Heroes of Illustration ?

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thanks for the comment. It's not an either/or situation for me and Dudovich will be featuring before long. The other Ricordi guys are all waiting in the wings too but no idea when they will appear, or if I'll actually live that long

    • @tppnr
      @tppnr 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@petebeard looking forward to it! Thanks!

    • @tppnr
      @tppnr 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@tonygohagan2766 or perhaps not. This wasn't an unsung hero at all because he was pretty famous and because the video is not part of the Unsung Heroes series.

    • @tonygohagan2766
      @tonygohagan2766 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tppnr You are right. Thanks for putting me straight.
      I stand correct and apologise for my ignorance and conceit. I hope you'll forgive me?

  • @tonygohagan2766
    @tonygohagan2766 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fascinating: I don't see much 'axis' Propaganda - thanks for bringing these to light, Pete - I look forward to more, should you choose/find any more to be shown.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hello again and thanks for the comment. And if you want more of a similar kind allow me to plug my video 'Propaganda in WW2'. There's one about the first conflict too.

    • @tonygohagan2766
      @tonygohagan2766 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@petebeardGood Day to you.
      Thanks! I will watch it.

  • @thaisstone5192
    @thaisstone5192 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    (17) Oh, wow. In a way, at least he was able to stand up again after his political fall from grace. I'm glad he decided to persevere; look at the beautiful art work he produced after his previous gaffe to use his art as a weapon instead of a thing of beauty to wonder at.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks again for your appreciation and comment.

  • @gabriellew6467
    @gabriellew6467 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is a conundrum. But even if he had been of any other political persuasion, his output would have given pause for thought. Admittedly a flight of imagination, yet it does look as if there had been an almost drooling enthusiasm for evisceration and a delight in inflicting pain that is more than disturbing. Hieronymus Bosch depicted gruesome scenes, but not on a comparable level. Rightly or wrongly, I judge the man, not the art. In this particular case there is something menacing that I cannot ignore. But only because you highlighted his “normal” work next to his “hysterical”(?). If none of the frenzied propaganda work had been included, I would not have felt compelled to condemn. As I said, conundrum. Thank you, this was educational.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks a lot for your comment and observations about Boccasile's work, and in particular his propaganda. As I think I said in the video (and if I didn't I should have)many italian illustrators sepoused the fascist cause once Mussolini had gained control, some more reluctantly than others. But in his case the rabid levels of hostility and horror film violence can't be put down to towing a party line. It's that he was so quickly forgiven after the war that amazes me.

  • @mijiyoon5575
    @mijiyoon5575 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    *'Cheerful humanity'* perfect way to phrase it *Pete* & Thank You this was lovely

  • @justicecommander9455
    @justicecommander9455 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Quite the life of this artist, curiously enough I have seen his samurai poster sometimes on the net and removed from the context one has to admit that he had a great skill at making impactful images.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It is a strange feeling to simultaneously deplore the content of any picture and yet admire the creativity and skill that went into making it.

  • @aikidoshi007
    @aikidoshi007 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great work Pete, thanks! I'd never really understood the word 'triggered' until I saw those propagandist works, but boy did they set off in me a really angry response. That anyone could see the British and Americans in such a light was a vivid illustration of the power of such works. He must have poisoned the minds of a couple of whole generations of Italians and others.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks a lot for your comment. It's hard to see how anyone could have taken them seriously at the time. For once it's unequivocal that we were actually the good guys.

    • @VirideSoryuLangley
      @VirideSoryuLangley 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Both the British and the Americans committed war crimes, which are conveniently left out of most textbooks. My town for example was bombed by the Americans... they killed lots of innocent civilians and never apologized for their actions. Most of the world population sees the USA in a bad light because it's by far the most warlike country. If this makes you angry, you're part of the problem.

  • @leighmackay7486
    @leighmackay7486 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As always, many thanks for your time and energies given to your wonderfully valuable project, Pete. Cheers from the colonies. 😊

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ...amd thanks as ever for your appreciation.

  • @sorenspirre
    @sorenspirre 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Замечательный выбор, спасибо

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Добро пожаловать

  • @321bytor
    @321bytor 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Very interesting video, thank you

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @eamonnclabby7067
    @eamonnclabby7067 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A nice splash of colour on a grey day on the wet Wirral, another great offering, cheers Pete..😊😊.E

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello and thanks as ever. I'm waiting for the weather to improve somewhat before I visit Chester/Lady lever. It could be a long wait...

    • @eamonnclabby7067
      @eamonnclabby7067 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@petebeard...bring a brolly...😅😅😅

  • @RichardStockwell-n9f
    @RichardStockwell-n9f 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really love this series of Illustrators that you produce. These should be on TV. Maybe something like PBS in America and something similiar in the UK. Food for thought.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for your appreciation. It would be good to be on a TV channel but I'm not overwhelmed with offers.

  • @sparkyblazeup1
    @sparkyblazeup1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The losing side is always demonized by the winners . . .

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      But in this case rightly so. Study a bit of actual history before making such statements.

  • @fincorrigan7139
    @fincorrigan7139 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Magnificent channel. Thanks you for educating us.
    Would have been justice to see old Gino break a few rocks in the hot sun and for him to then preserve the images for our approval 😃

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello and many thanks for your comment and appreciation.

  • @ThatOpalGuy
    @ThatOpalGuy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    another inciteful video. Thanks, sir.

    • @stevewapner9061
      @stevewapner9061 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it incited me to smash like!

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for your appreciation.

  • @jackwood2328
    @jackwood2328 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another delight of art and design.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for your apprecciation.

  • @ROMANTIKILLER2
    @ROMANTIKILLER2 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I find it sad that his incredible talent as an illustrator is stained by his propaganda work in WW2, especially post 1943 when many Italians were fighting back against Mussolini and nazi-Germany. Even in those illustrations despicable in terms of content, the craft and ability to effectively deliver the intended message was remarkable.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's a strange feeling to both deplore the content and yet admire the creativity and skill that went into making any picture.

  • @melvinbutler7250
    @melvinbutler7250 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Excellent art history lesson once again. This artist’s racist (white supremacist) period should never be forgotten. Thanks

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for your comment.

  • @n64uwls6a
    @n64uwls6a 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really liked this series!

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for the appreciation again.

  • @HankTVsux
    @HankTVsux 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ha! What an absolutely absurd life and career! A formidable talent and an abominable character! Thanks, again for your work Mr. Beard.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Many thanks for your appreciation of this video. It wasnt easy to try to strike a balance between condemnation and praise in this one. I had a similar situation with arch Nazi Ludwig Hohlwein and now I think about it, quite a few others.

    • @HankTVsux
      @HankTVsux 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@petebeard It reminds me of the joke about how we can at least be grateful to hitler for being the guy who killed hitler. The n@zis sure did know how to illustrate!

  • @guldenaydin9918
    @guldenaydin9918 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    💝

  • @georgefrench1907
    @georgefrench1907 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    👍

  • @futuristica1710
    @futuristica1710 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fascist painters. No thanks. But interesting from a historical point of view. Thanks, Pete, great content as always ❤

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks fir your appreciation.

  • @mijiyoon5575
    @mijiyoon5575 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    *Gino's* work had *movement* in it ... not static & that stands out

  • @bigblue6917
    @bigblue6917 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A fascinating artist. It's a shame he tarnished his reputation so.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for your comment.

  • @ThatOpalGuy
    @ThatOpalGuy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Imagine what we, as a species, could accomplish without religion, politics and greed.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks a lot for your comments and appreciation. Both are welcome.

  • @mbhinkle
    @mbhinkle 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    One can almost feel the soft skin and fabric what a shame he was misled , we all get caught up with the ideology around us. Perhaps today's is " Make _insert country of origin_Great Again!"

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Many thanks for your comment and appreciation.

  • @LanceMcCollough
    @LanceMcCollough 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have many of his original posters. He's my favorite vintage poster artist, though I'm not a fan of his propaganda phase.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot for your comment. It's a weird thing to find the message repulsive but the skill fascinating.

  • @mijiyoon5575
    @mijiyoon5575 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The two sides of an artist whether writer, artist, actor et cetera, is an ongoing highly interesting conversation starter ... how to separate the artist from the inner person. For example, the writer of: *The Mists of Avalon* & the highly interesting writer: *Sherman Alexie* who ruined their careers through & estate through what they appeared to condone & through bad behavior ...sad really what people do to themselves. Which does speak volumes about their inner core

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Many thanks for all your comments, stars and observations regarding this video. It's a strange feeling to find the nature of images (and yes books too) deplorable and yet still admire the skill that went into them. I had expected some disapproval for even featuring the man's unpleasant associations and work but so far so good in that regard.

  • @mijiyoon5575
    @mijiyoon5575 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @captcardor
    @captcardor 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I guess it is necessary to divorce our revulsion at his fascist nature from artistic appreciation of his beautiful works. Don't we do the same for Richard Wagner, whose anti-semitism was notorious? I do have this comment on his work. You correctly note how his early work differed from his more mature later style. However, doesn't it seem that his professional work became repetitive and almost cliched as he progressed through life. Most of the artists that I admire showed continuous growth and innovation throughout their career. His works are beautiful but somehow unfulfilling. Thanks for another wonderful discussion.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks a lot for your comment and observations. I'm inclined to agree with you about him stagnating somewhat. But I think he redeemed himself in more ways than one with the Decameron.

  • @DelightLovesMovies
    @DelightLovesMovies 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Its really scary when skilled artists like this are used and hired for making propaganda images. I really loved the ones at 10:13 and 13:53

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for the comment. It;s even more scary when the artist in question volunteers his services for such a cause.

    • @DelightLovesMovies
      @DelightLovesMovies 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@petebeard You're welcome

  • @RobertGillham-l5f
    @RobertGillham-l5f 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Not disturbed that I just didnt like his style, even in the early days. skilled but glib...

  • @davidwright9166
    @davidwright9166 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    for equal time you could do the propaganda and racist images of WW2 from the Allied side. There's plenty. Life is complicated and so is history.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Actually I have done them. Propaganda of WW1 and WW2 are on the channel but you obviously missed them. I'd be interested to know who created racist imagery for the allies, though.

    • @davidwright9166
      @davidwright9166 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@petebeard not sure but there are many crude japanese ones, buck toothed and slits for eyes. Germans were caveman types. Personally not offended, war does that. A bloody decapitated Trump head made most of the mainstream sites .

  • @zachgates7491
    @zachgates7491 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Boccasile’s fascism seems intrude on all his images. Once you learn of his politics, it’s hard not to see even his housewives as Mussolini’s servants.

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for the comment, although I can't help but think it's a bit extreme to lay it on the housewives. After all, for better or worse that's a staple of all advertising in non-fascist countries too.

  • @fuzzydragons
    @fuzzydragons 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    we tend to forget that all of the countries in the second world war had propaganda posters, tend to focus on what the winning side produced. def shouldn't glorify propaganda on any side/country, but its all worth studying (ooh idea for a Phd....)

    • @petebeard
      @petebeard  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hello and thanks for both comments about this video. It sounds like you aren't aware that there are two videos on the channel devoted to wartime propagands - one for WW1 and a second for WW2. I know it's a shameless plug on my part but you might find them of interest

    • @fuzzydragons
      @fuzzydragons 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wasnt aware!! I will have to go look for them 😀 I wrote my final art Graphic Design Communication dissertation on British WW2 propaganda so its a topic I find really interesting and close to my heart