now showing - exploring the lost art of the film poster

I'm not a big naysayer of "remakes" (THE new trend of this new millennium) - altho most times I'd personally wish the powers-that-be could REMIX them up, instead of churning out the same locked-and-stocked-barrel with just an arbitrary update / change of artors, scenery and/or special effects. Or what we Chinese say: :"Re-fried Cold Rice" - to serve other customers who do not know any better ... "Recycling" are for "wastes", a "Classic" perhaps deserves a better "Re-Imagining" ... Sure they may be confident of "wowing" the dedicated fans of the original/s, but against pillaging and cannibalizing the self-same concept, perhaps they could tread beyond? "Originality" would be fabulous, but in lieu of? A brand new audience and pop-culture-consumer awaits - sugar-coat it even, dun need to go cerebral on me either LOL ... But of coz that's just one man's humble opinion (and single cinema ticket buying-power) ... now THIS is one example of what I'm talking about:

40+ Creatives were given the task of creating their own interpretation of a Cult, Classic or Obscure film poster from the past, whether it be a literal or abstract solution. The result is NOW SHOWING - "Exploring the Lost "Art" of the Film Poster" - an Art exhibition paying homage to more than 70 years of film, through the form of Prints, One Off Screen Prints and Sculptures - presented by WIWP.

The exhibition had since concluded on the 12th of June, but do check out this flickr-album of event pics and prints available for procurement [all pics via] Artists who's work was on display include: Mr Ian Wright, Hellovon, Non Format, Corey Holms, Grandpeople, Marian Bantjes, Tomer Hanuka, Pure Evil, James Joyce, Michael Gillette and many More.

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