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Chicago World's Fair 1933by Glen C. Sheffer
30" x 38" Framed Advertisement Frame
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Baliby Jen Bucheli
21" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Dream, Live, Today - James Dean Quote
23" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Time To Read - Wood Background Colorby Color Me Happy
27" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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Sort Wash Dry Fold Clothespins Primary Colorsby Color Me Happy
23" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Green, Red, on Orangeby Mark Rothko
26" x 37" Framed Print Frame
Untitled, 1949by Mark Rothko
32" x 38" Framed Print Frame
Ohhh...Alright..., 1964by Roy Lichtenstein
15" x 15" Framed Print Frame
Best Players Are On The Bench Blueby Color Me Happy
18" x 18" Framed Art Frame
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We're Going To Have Loads of Fun - Blackby Color Me Happy
23" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Number 18, 1963by Mark Rothko
33" x 35" Framed Print Frame
White Cloud over Purple, 1957by Mark Rothko
14" x 14" Framed Print Frame
Diners and Cars VIIIby Helen Flint
25" x 19" Framed Art Frame
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Math The Only Subject That Counts Grayby Color Me Happy
17" x 17" Framed Art Frame
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Insert Coin To Playby Color Me Happy
14" x 16" Framed Art Frame
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Bottoms Upby Retro Series
21" x 21" Framed Advertisement Frame
Diners and Cars IVby Helen Flint
25" x 19" Framed Art Frame
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Retro Tea Kettleby Kathrine Lovell
23" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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Retro Coffee Potby Kathrine Lovell
23" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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Retro Pitcherby Kathrine Lovell
23" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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Palm Springs Sunsetby Jen Bucheli
31" x 24" Framed Art Frame
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Retro Love Busby Andy Beauchamp
22" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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Kris's Retro Rama Iby Kris Taylor
18" x 21" Framed Artwork Frame
Kyoto Garden Iby Chariklia Zarris
26" x 26" Framed Artwork Frame
Kyoto Garden IVby Chariklia Zarris
26" x 26" Framed Artwork Frame
Pool Lounge Iby Jen Bucheli
31" x 26" Framed Art Frame
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Retro Orangeby Kyra Brown
19" x 31" Framed Art Frame
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Retro Diner Time to Eat Clockby Michael Mullan
23" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Chemistry Is Like Cooking - Blackby Color Me Happy
27" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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Geometry Keeps You In Shape Light Patternby Color Me Happy
18" x 18" Framed Art Frame
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Math The Only Subject That Counts Redby Color Me Happy
18" x 18" Framed Art Frame
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Boys Only Sunburst Cool Gray Backgroundby Color Me Happy
16" x 14" Framed Art Frame
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We're Going To Have Loads of Fun - Whiteby Color Me Happy
23" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Bon Appetit Cutlery Greyby Color Me Happy
16" x 16" Framed Art Frame
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Mushroom Variationby Color Me Happy
14" x 16" Framed Art Frame
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Retro Kitchen III - Just Roll With Itby Color Me Happy
14" x 16" Framed Art Frame
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Retro Framed Art
A popular artistic style is framed retro art. These works are meant to remind the viewer of the past in some way. This could be by trying to recreate images similar to those that were common in a particular era, or sometimes simply by incorporating patterns, textures, and colors that have been popular in the past.
One way that the creators of framed retro art images evoke nostalgia in the viewer is by portraying objects or locations that were more common in a previous time. Catherine Jones recalls the 1950s-style diner in “Mom’s Diner” and “Ruby’s Diner.” Her “Palm Tree Diner,” interestingly, does not contain a picture of a diner as such, but rather looks like an advertisement for such a diner, with color and font choices consistent with advertisements from the 1950s.
Other artists take a less literal approach to re-creating the past. Rex Ray uses color, shape, and pattern to suggest a particular era, although the images themselves are abstract. His “Acapulco Two” uses predominantly red and orange in oval shapes, which is similar to the graphic style in many 1950s advertisements. Ray’s “Macilenta,” on the other hand, shows softer colors in radial patterns, making for a tie-dyed look reminiscent of the late 1960s.
Another way that framed retro wall art taps into nostalgia is by actually evoking art from previous times. Although Roy Lichstenstein painted many of his most famous pieces in the 1950s, works like “Drowning Girl” and “Masterpiece” contain a clear influence from comic books and comic strips of the 1930s and 1940s.