Since this week is Early Modernism and I'm the presenter for it I thought I would use an example from this time. This piece is done by Man Ray in 1924. it can be found in our text on page 268. What I like about this piece is the color contrast between the black and white. (the pic is gray on blog but black in book?) The white on this dark background really allows for the white squares to pop out at you. I also like the way the space is rendered and the surrealism feel it has.

Source: Megg's History of Graphic Design
Designer: Man Ray, 1924