Artist dips into French-flavored past for posters of beach life

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

By John Bordsen, McClatchy Newspapers

What did you bring back from the coast besides sunburn? A fall-apart T-shirt or disposable sun visor manufactured in a Malaysian sweatshop?

Aurelio Grisanty has created more aesthetic souvenirs: Breathtaking travel posters for more than 50 beach- or town-specific locales along the Atlantic seaboard. Each is done in an art deco style, as though each was a luxurious destination Fred and Ginger would motor to in a 1934 Packard.

Even Myrtle Beach!

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Old posters and prints can capture a feeling of nostalgia and Beach Town Posters provide it.

By Christopher White / Published: May 10, 2011

Sign of the Times: Old posters and prints can capture a feeling of nostalgia, of a time long gone but not forgotten. They are great for salon bulkheads and above the workbench in your boathouse, but who has time to scour flea markets and tag sales to find these old gems? Well, thanks to artist Aurelio Grisanty and his Beach Town Posters, you don't have to hunt far and wide. From Santa Barbara to Cape May, and Daytona Beach to Cape Hatteras, these posters, made from Grisanty's original paintings, hark back to a time of slow strolls on the boardwalk, skirted bathing suits and the simple joys of summer. The collection features 68 posters of seaside towns across the country (with more on the way). Each measures 18 by 24 inches and retails for $34.95 ($135 framed). www.beachtownposters.com

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Toasting the Coast

Delaware Today Magazine

April 12, 2011

A Rehoboth artist celebrates beach towns through his colorful posters.

Eight years ago, Aurelio Grisanty wanted to replicate the French posters of beaches he remembered as a child for his apartment in Rehoboth Beach. When he couldn't find any he liked, he created his own.

"I did one, framed it, and hung it on the wall and everyone liked it," Grisanty says. "That's what gave me the idea that I should start printing them out."

That was 2003. There are now 62 posters and more on the way.

Beach Town Posters resemble the postcards and travel advertisements from the 1920s and 1930s. Grisanty creates the images with computer programs like Photoshop and Painter.

Grisanty combines images from the Internet with photographs and sketches to develop his artwork. The Dominican Republic native loves the beach and all its mysteries. "The beach is magical," he says. "It's like this endless movement of water."

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