THE ART OF ALTERNATIVE MOVIE POSTERS
Fan art has morphed into a frenzied cottage industry of sorts for fan made renditions of classic movie posters and titles held with a degree of reverence. Often found prominently ion the aisles of Comic Cons, galleries like New York’s Bottleneck Gallery or Los Angeles’ Hero Complex have brought the work of independent artists and their brand of movie worship to their walls, often inspiring frantic bids for limited runs.
Jaws by Alistair Little
With many modern movie posters being rather banal Photoshop assemblies that can be altered as their stars fame increases or fades, and even worse - made to fit into streaming service thumbnails, artists have filled thr void of true art not seen since the heyday of VHS, many times creating poster art far, far better than what the studio has rushed out. Many will creatively zero in on a singular thematic element, idea or scene, to center the design.
We’ve collected but a small taste below of some of our favorites including the likes of Vance Kelly Dave Perillo, Alistair Little, Andy Fairhurst, Agustin R Michel and Micael Espinha with more to come in the following weeks as we deep dive into this highly collectible genre of movie art.
John Wick by Adam Edwards
Jaws by Andy Fairhurst
Beetlejuice by Vance Kelly
The Dark Crystal by Vance Kelly
Sword In The Stone by Dave Perillo
Ghostbusters by Vance Kelly
Die Hard with A Vengeance by John Cordero
Interstellar by Karol Rogoz
Mad Max Fury Road by Vance Kelly
The Omen by Andy Fairhurst
Raiders of the Lost Ark by Alistair Little
Spider-man: Into The Spiderverse by Andy Fairhurst
Thor Ragnarok by Andy Fairhurst
Creature From The Black Lagoon by Vance Kelly
Videodrome by Agustin R Michel
Zardo by Micael Espinha.