All posts tagged Fiat commercials

Retro Ad of the Week: Fiat, 1923

Fiat advertising has come a long way from the opulent, chauffeur-driven tour around Europe that this ad from 1923 depicts: In 2012, it’s been all about Jennifer Lopez, Charlie Sheen and nerdy latte drinkers who daydream about beautiful Italian women: FUN FACT: Fiat is actually an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino, which literally translates [...]

Fine Artists as Pitchmen?

With the 2011 Art Basel gala in full swing this week in Miami, all of the pieces being sold for high prices, and artists being “discovered” I can’t help but think about how the modern art movement has influenced the world of advertising and vice versa. Throughout advertising’s lifespan artists, like celebrities, have been attached [...]