When I think silhouettes, I always have this grand image of sophisticated, treasured family portraits. But 24-year-old graphic designer Olly Moss had a different idea when he created 300 silhouettes for his solo show at Gallery 1988. Instead of stately profiles of family and friends, the walls of Gallery 1988 were filled with Olly Moss’ favorite pop culture icons.
Moss’ silhouette characters were pulled from movies, television, video games, novels, and even comic books. Some of them were easily recognizable. Others were a bit more obscure, but almost all of them would have made my list, too (had I been ambitious enough to create 300 of my own pop culture silhouettes). Here are a few more of my favorites. Can you identify them?
Speaking of working outside the silhouette norm; Moss used color in a few of his silhouettes:
I really wanted to put all 300 in here, but I wouldn’t do that to you. You can see more silhouettes here, and watch this video about Olly Moss’ exhibition. Check out some of his other work — including posters he’s designed for Star Trek and Lost; editorial illustrations for New York Times and GQ; and apparel designes for Threadless and Urban Outfitters — here. [SJ]
