Thanks Krzysztof for clearing up the Pagowski question I had. He is able to draw in two entirely different styles, something I have not seen other artists do.
Can you tell me if you know if in fact the artists *HAD* seen the movies (or read plot summaries) before they created the posters? It just doesn't seem like they had in most cases (or if they had, that they didn't care). It doesn't lessen the posters in my view. It is just a completely different approach, where the poster does not really "sell" the viewer on seeing the movie. Bruce 2010/1/20 polish poster <[email protected]> > The most depressing Polish posters comes from 1980's - these years were > actually really depressing in Poland it can been seen in anything published > in > Poland during 1980's The older posters and newer, after 1990 (not so many > printed actually) are less traumatic. the first original Polish Godzilla is > probably the nicest Godzilla image on the poster. looks like some cute > little > home pet. > > As for the Bruce's favorite designer - there is only ONE Pagowski - Andrzej > Pagowski. He did a lot of depressing designs during 1980's and some nudes. > > On yesterday's emovieposter.com auction the most represented "weird" > artist was > Franciszek Starowieyski who simply was doing his own "nude and skull" art, > no > matter what the poster was for. In same cases it was very accurate for the > subject. > > best, > Krzysztof > > > Krzysztof Marcinkiewicz > Polish Posters Shop > http://www.polishposter.com > [email protected] > > > > > Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 1:22:15 PM, you wrote: > > > I agree so many Polish posters are dark and depressing and disturbing and > > looks like they placed the artist on drugs before they made them > paint….The > > one exception that clearly comes to mind….It’s in Graven Images….the > Polish > > Godzilla poster….that one is suitable for a nursery > > > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce > Hershenson > > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:56 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Polish posters > > > > > I get the feeling many of the artists only know the title, and have no > clue > > what the movie is about! And so many of them are dark and depressing. I > > wonder if that is in any way reflective of the life in Poland at that > time > > > My favorite of these artists is Pagowski (the one who draws weird > cartoony > > stuff, like books that are alive, etc). There is another Pagowski who > mostly > > draws naked women, but it is hard to believe it is the same person, and I > > imagine "Pagowski" is not an unusual name in Poland. > > > Bruce > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 6:42 PM, John Waldman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I've been looking over Bruce Hershenson's auction tonight, and the Polish > > posters he is offering are wild. Polish poster artists must take a high > > dose of LSD before they start painting. And apparently in Poland they > don't > > have the same hang ups about nudity that we do in the States. > > John W > > > > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > _____________ > > > The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or > > confidential. 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