Pop Art Hostel

“Art is what you can get away with.”

Andy Warhol

Manuel Olmo-RodrĂ­guez olmocs 2011

Pop Art Hostel Logo Design Development

The chosen theme for the establishment is wonderful!

A colorful art movement known for it’s provocative and ironic use and combination of popular images from mass media culture and found objects.

Sources of Pop Art VI by Peter Blake, 1932

And we combine it with a historic, Old San Juan building‌ 131 Calle Cruz was home to Manuel Tizol Marquez, a renowned Puerto Rican musician and musical band director. His nephew, Juan Tizol, is well known for his contributions to the musical genre of Jazz.

Juan Tizol (left), his cousin Antonio Tizol (right) and his uncle Manuel Tizol (sitting), circa 1914.

We have the music from Tizol Family, art from the Pop Art movement and spanish colonial Old San Juan architecture and environment.

Juan Tizol

Jasper Johns

Casa Manuel Tizol Marquez

Richard Hamilton

Casa Manuel Tizol Marquez Roy Lichtenstein

Andy Warhol

Eduardo Paolozzi

Many great ideas and colorful stories to tell‌ Tizol Family (Music, Jazz) Pop Art Movement Hotel / Hostel Accommodations + Colonial Old San Juan = Pop Art Hostel

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We can create a window to tell our stories and show the variety of imagery and history, or we can have a white canvas where we can combine all the stories and tell ours.

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Using the letters of the name and maximizing the viewing area within their forms becomes our canvas.

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Endless possibilities allow for multiple interpretations and uses. The stencil to comunicate our identity.

Pop Art Typeface

Designed by Manuel Olmo-RodrĂ­guez, 2011

Juan Tizol and his wife, Rosebud Browne, aboard the SS Olympic during the Ellington Orchestra first European tour, 1933.

Manuel Olmo-RodrĂ­guez San Juan, Puerto Rico 2011

Most of the images used in this book are for presentation purposes only.

Written permission or usage rights may need to be aqcuired for use.