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About this work

You see black-and-white photos cut into jagged shapes and glued onto paper, with bright red and blue paint splashed around them. This was a mock-up for a magazine spread about a 1928 film. Stepanova wasn’t just illustrating—she was designing how the movie would feel on the page. The sharp angles and bold colors were meant to grab readers fast, like a movie trailer. Look up how other artists used gouache to add punch to their work.