Pyramid of Capitalism - Vintage Shao Mi painted with the direct

painted with the direct

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

Warm ochres and soft greens describe the carambola's distinctive ribbed form

each creature differentiated by hue and marking

preserving the chart's original graphic precision and tonal clarity down to the smallest typographic detail on each printed label

Pyramid of Capitalism - Vintage Shao Mi painted with the directFirst 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