The Death of Movie Poster Art
There’s a great article over at moviemaker.com called Poster Art and The Art of The Poster, interviewing artists Drew Struzan, John Berkey, and John Solie on the state of modern movie posters and how gorgeous illustrations have now been replaced with a series of Photoshopped floating heads.
Drew Struzan appears to be the only successful movie poster illustrator still working, and his work is immediately recognizable. For years growing up I had his E.T. poster hanging on my wall. I just received my copy of his newest portfolio book, a gorgeous hardcover volume called Drew Struzan: Oeuvre
When I was in Poland I noticed how many American movies of the past had Polish-designed posters. Now they just use the standard distributor issued poster. At least there’s still the opera and the theatre.
To check out some posters of the past, check out this website:
http://www.theartofposter.com/newex.htm
[...] “I’ve never cared much about science fiction,” says renowned sci-fi illustrator John Berkey in an interview in CityPages. “I have yet to see Star Wars. I suppose I should see it one of these days.” Granted, the man paints more than just spaceships and robots (he painted the infamous Old Elvis stamp) but it’s funny to hear that the man with such a prolific portfolio of the cosmic and interstellar, did it not out of love, but because it’s where the money was. (John Berkey was also mentioned in another Drawn! post about movie poster art) [...]