Poster
Art versus commerce: art won in Eastern Europe in the 60s, when symbolism and surrealism beat out money, at least where movie posters were concerned. The weird artwork in posters once contained anti-Communist messages; now they are purely l'art pour l'art.
Even the most abstract Polish posters communicate the tone and some of the plot of a movie. You can see the lioness Elsa and her life in Born Free:
Fatal Attraction's profanely quick plot arc influences the imagery:
Some poster artists develop followings of collectors, due to their instantly recognizeable styles. Artists' techniques vary radically, but they share a taste for the eerie:
Mulholland Drive is a dewy-eyed affair about a besotted ingénue. Why not promote it with posters that look like some dreamy girl's entries in a high school art fair?
Mulholland Drive is a dewy-eyed affair about a besotted ingénue. Why not promote it with posters that look like some dreamy girl's entries in a high school art fair?
All of the above posters are for sale at polishposter.com. For a nice gallery of posters for familiar movies, see RetroCrush.
The New York Times briefly discussed some ambitious poster art: "Not Just Another Half-Dozen Pretty, Floating Faces" (1/1/2006).
The New York Times briefly discussed some ambitious poster art: "Not Just Another Half-Dozen Pretty, Floating Faces" (1/1/2006).
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