Hand Painted African Movie Posters
During the 80s and 90s african artists were tasked with making hollywood movie posters seem as exciting as possible regardless of plot.
Hand painted african movie posters. But they did not have the original movie posters or the means to print alternatives the country. As well as west african films. A collection of hand painted movie posters from africa 28 comments on march 2 2018.
As well as west african films. Ghana movie cinema poster art african hand painting canvas 7 grand masters. A movie poster for predator painted by artist stoger for royal gate video club in ashaiman a town near accra.
The unexpected art of ghana s hand painted movie posters. This art form in african countries was at its peak during the 1980s and 1990s. A collection of hand painted movie posters from africa.
Commissioning local artists to hand paint them on used flour sacks. World cinema is a lingua franca we all understand los angeles ernie wolfe art dealer and collector told the atlantic he first noted these weird drawings while traveling in the country in 1990. The unexpected art of ghana s hand painted movie posters.
Not only that a fair share of the time they were creating promotional material for films they hadn t even see. Jan 22 2013 explore mitchum buttrick s board hand painted movie posters from ghana india etc on pinterest. They were large usually 40.
Movie cinema poster african hand painted canvas ghana lost in the jungle 2. Arguably most of these hand painted bootleg movie posters were produced in ghana. Hand painted movie posters from africa.
Movie poster ghana african cinema hand oil painted flour sack canvas knights. See more ideas about movie posters hand painted african movies. A wholesale retail exporters of various kinds of african handmade artifacts various types of musical instruments trade beads old and new hand painted movie posters used in cinemas and video clubs in ghana and other interesting artworks asante hand woven kente stoles and others.
