Pyramid of Capitalism - Vintage Shao Mi creating a tension between ornament

creating a tension between ornament and boldness that gives the piece its particular character

and visually addictive

and a cinematic quality that keeps the eye searching

attention drifts across the water as naturally as light does at dusk

Pyramid of Capitalism - Vintage Shao Mi creating a tension between ornamentFirst circulated as a radical labour broadside in the early 20th century, the Pyramid of Capitalism is one of the most enduring works of political graphic design. Its layered structure from the crowned few at the top to the toiling masses at the base delivers its critique through visual hierarchy alone. The vintage typography and flat, hand printed aesthetic root it firmly in the agitprop tradition, where clarity of message was as important as clarity