A Commentary on Visual Culture

February 16, 2005

Hand-Painted Movie Posters

Now, ladies and gentlemen, here is the very first entry for the Project: Cultural Fungus...

This one, is a -rather dull- link for a total of 8 low-res pictures of hand painted movie posters from Russia -as the title reads. It is funny how the posters DO NOT resemble the actual movie stars; but actually, I am curious about the sizes of these posters: The site contains no hints.

Link - For the above mentioned site.
Link - Another example for hand-painted posters from E-bay.

Poster hand-painting were, seemingly, an important medium for public announcements before other means, such as plotters or official promotion material, became economically viable. It is still in use, at least, in under-developed countries. In Turkey, for instance, meters-long portaits of Kemal Ataturk, hung in national holidays, are still hand-painted. This results in popular debates regarding how the hand-painted replicas DO NOT resemble the photos of Ataturk.

Source=DesignBoom

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