BLOW UP / Cuban Screenprint Tribute Poster for 60s U. S. Antonioni Movie CUBA ART
Is offering a huge selection of handmade Cuban silk-screen movie posters, many of which work beautifully well together. To view all of the posters, please visit our. The Cuban Poster Gallery appreciates your business! The Cuban Poster Gallery is pleased to offer BLOW-UP , a bold, sign.
Ed, Pop Art limited-edition Cuban screen-print poster that was designed in Havana in 2018 to salute this award-winning 1966 American movie, starring Vanessa Redgrave. This BLOW-UP poster was unveiled in December 2018 at the prestigious New Latin American Film Festival in Havana as part of a celebrated series of Cuban posters that salutes classic world films that have been digitally restored. Only 50 copies of this hard-to-find poster exist but most were reserved for European Union diplomats in Havana. The European Union's Havana delegation is a co-sponsor of the CLASICOS RESTAURADOS (Restored Classics) series. This original tribute poster was designed.
And signed by one of the hottest Cuban graphic artists, Michele Miyares Hollands b. Whose work has been shown at exhibitions across the globe.The poster was hand-signed and -numbered by the artist. Overall condition of this 27 by 19 inch screen-print is good. As with most handmade Cuban graphics, some small imperfections can be expected. But this poster is in great shape! Thomas (David Hemmings) is a London photographer who spends his time photographing fashion models.
But one day he thinks he may have photographed something far more sinister: a murder. After taking pictures in the park, Thomas is horrified to find an ambiguous image lurking on the edge of the frame, which could be a shadow, but looks like a gun. The only thing clear is that the woman (Vanessa Redgrave) in the photo has appeared at his studio -- and wants the pictures he took mod London photographer finds something very suspicious in the shots he has taken of a mysterious beauty in a desolate park. TITLE: BLOW-UP, designed to salute this classic U. Film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.DESIGNER: Michele Miyares Hollands b. SIGNED: Yes, by the artist's hand. NUMBERED: Yes, only 50 copies were released for sale. Approximately 27 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches.
For more than 60 years, the. Cuban Film Institute has been designing silk-screened posters for most every movie shown on the island, whether the films originated in Cuba, the United States, Brazil, Japan or Italy. In the midst of the Cold War 1960s and 1970s, many of the subtitled foreign films shown in Cuba came from the island nation's communist allies in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Vietnam and even North Korea. Unlike in the United States, where movie posters are often dominated by images of Hollywood stars, the Cubans assign a graphic artist to design an original piece of artwork for each film. These posters are widely recognized in graphic design circles. As stylish works of art, handmade one color at a time and often under difficult circumstances at various times, paint and even paper have been in short supply on the island. Cuba's silk-screen movie posters are nothing less than museum pieces. But don't take our word for it! Examples of Cuban poster art can be found in the permanent collections of museums across the globe from the Victoria & Albert in London to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as in prestigious institutions such as the Library of Congress in Washington D. And the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles. Adding to their collectability, Cuba's movie posters are produced in relatively small numbers. Typically, a few hundred copies are made for each film, although the runs have been as low as 50. Responding to demand from collectors, the Cuban Film Institute has re-screened some of its more popular posters. That's why some posters created in the 1960s and 1970s began reappearing on. The Caribbean island in the 1990s and 2000s.Further adding to their collectability, many of Cuba's vintage posters are imperiled. To us, these survivors are rare beauties, even those with obvious flaws. We are proud to have rescued hundreds of posters from almost certain extinction by storing them in an air conditioned, acid-free environment. We consider both to be collectible, and (in response to a question we often get) all of these posters were legally imported because the U.
Government exempts artwork from its economic embargo against Cuba. While the pricier originals are favored by some collectors, the re-screens are also collectible because they were made in the same Havana workshop as the originals. Note that we never sell unauthorized reproductions that have been cranked out in print shops in the U.