This foreign poster of the first release of Robocop is an excellent example of nostalgia. It captures the look and feel of early fascist propaganda and constructive art. The irony is in the fact that the art style is relevant specifically to OCP the government corporate conglomerate that functions as the films antagonistic organization.
This cover for Schindlers List is a good example of empathy with the strong arm reaching to help the child. Both figures are united in the same struggle and through the transparency of the list the same possible condemnation.
The original Spaceballs poster coinciding with its theatrical release is a good example of comedy. The work itself follows the patterns of Star Wars yet its more original and unique in its execution as opposed to Blue Harvest for example that simply copies the artwork while placing the Family Guy cast in place of the original. Being one of the best satirists Mel Brooks took the Star Wars mythology and made it his own. What really makes this work humorous is the fact that though its abstract the cast is actually painted in such a way that they occupy the same space as you see vertically challenged Dark Helmet trying desperately to reach over the films title.
With this Poster of John Carpenters "The Thing" The sensibilities of the viewer are completely violated with a grotesque and almost surreal image though this what I chose to depict shock. The juxtaposition of something familiar with the distorted and twisted alien forms is both bizarre and revolting to the senses.
For surrealism I chose the poster of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The figure melts and twists into the background that is clearly daytime desert landscape while nightime Las Vegas reflects in Hunter Thompsons aviators, with the visage of the bats evolving into paint splatter.
The original poster for A Nightmare On Elm Street was chosen for disruption. the combination of the shocked awakening of the female figure due to the intrusion of Freddie and the literal intrusion of Freddies almost skeletal taloned hand combine to create a freeze of action caused by action.
A fan created piece based on the familiar series was chosen for engagement. The viewer sees something familiar in a different light, it requires the viewer to read the statement and view it in its context. This could also be a possible run for nostalgia as well.
