‘ARCHIST. If Artists Were Architects is a poster book containing 30 detachable posters made by artist and designer Federico Babina
ARCHIST is a playful interpretation of the expressive language and aesthetics of some of the world’s most popular artists. For example, Federico Babina tried to imagine what a house designed by Dali or a museum conceived by Miro would look like.
The book shows that there is a symbiotic relationship and implicit partnership between architecture and art. A sculpture is like micro-architecture, a fac¸ade can become like a painted canvas and a building can look like it was shaped by a skilled sculptor.
The posters in the book manage to catch the essence of the oeuvre of the artists in question. As a consequence, the posters are much more than mere decoration; they become a playful piece of art history.
