tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post3781015993040651301..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Foreign Film Poster FridayYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-41579400142669238382012-04-17T10:32:59.053-04:002012-04-17T10:32:59.053-04:00I'm sorry if I embarrassed you with my lavish ...I'm sorry if I embarrassed you with my lavish praise, Prashant. It's just my enthusiastic way. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-76708968948313344372012-04-16T15:21:06.012-04:002012-04-16T15:21:06.012-04:00Yvette, this is embarrassing but I appreciate the ...Yvette, this is embarrassing but I appreciate the mention and the link. Thanks ever so much.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-82186118528847964812012-04-15T19:27:12.164-04:002012-04-15T19:27:12.164-04:00Thanks to you too, Rich, for all the good info. I ...Thanks to you too, Rich, for all the good info. I will definitely be taking a look at the gallery link.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-29748948328898351542012-04-15T19:25:56.949-04:002012-04-15T19:25:56.949-04:00Oh thanks for the info, Prashant. I'm usually ...Oh thanks for the info, Prashant. I'm usually leery about going too deep into a search because sometimes it brings up strangeness. <br /><br />I've been planning to put aside some time to check out the Google Art Project, just haven't been able to do it yet. But I will. Definitely.<br /><br />Thanks for the prompt. Where does the time go?Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-10201945468096707802012-04-15T19:12:43.847-04:002012-04-15T19:12:43.847-04:00Deb, thanks for the info! Of course I know that fa...Deb, thanks for the info! Of course I know that fabulous poster. So I guess I do know Fairey's work. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-85906201523398664992012-04-15T05:58:57.396-04:002012-04-15T05:58:57.396-04:00Interesting. It's well worth following the lin...Interesting. It's well worth following the link from the meansheets site to the gallery which ran the exhibition. They have a whole collection of awesome Soviet movie posters!<br /><br />http://www.tonyshafrazigallery.com/index.php?mode=current&object_id=206&view=images<br /><br />The gallery translates the film as "Wind from the Tundra", but there aren't many hits for that if you search on Google.<br /><br />"Song of the Tundra" brings up a lot more, including lists to a lot of sites selling the poster.<br /><br />Interestingly, almost all of those sites have the poster mis-attributed to Theophile Steinlen, the Swiss artist responsible for the famous Chat Noir cabaret poster. I guess they didn't bother to do any research!richmcdhttp://www.completedisregard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-55981270872293055842012-04-15T02:15:16.318-04:002012-04-15T02:15:16.318-04:00Yvette, I don't know Russian but I know how to...Yvette, I don't know Russian but I know how to type plausible key words in Google to find the answer to perplexing queries. It's not the same as reading Russian, you know, but this is what I came up with — your poster is attributed to Georgii and Vladimir Stenberg, aka The Stenberg Brothers, who are "a pair of Russian Constructivist poster designers from the 1920s, were largely forgotten until a 1997 MoMA exhibit restored their adventurous avant-garde legacy." Here's the link to this amazing site, a discovery no less — http://meansheets.com/category/movie-poster-collectorsdealers/page/2/<br /><br />And my keywords — "russian film poster face." This was fun!<br /><br />By and by, did you check out the Google Art Project? What did you think of it? They had it on their main page for a while.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-18118725394209979432012-04-14T20:52:34.868-04:002012-04-14T20:52:34.868-04:00Fairey is best known for the blue/red Obama poster...Fairey is best known for the blue/red Obama poster seen during the 2008 election. He also did the ironic "Obey" poster. A few weks ago, he was a guest on "The Simpsons," so he's really made his mark in pop culture now.<br /><br />/Don't have a clue about your poster, but I like it.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-20828774620281526472012-04-14T13:59:43.046-04:002012-04-14T13:59:43.046-04:00I'm not familiar with Fairey's work, Mark ...I'm not familiar with Fairey's work, Mark but I'll look around for it online.<br /><br />I agree with your design assessment. I love the use of color too.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-7236929920959269812012-04-14T13:58:00.426-04:002012-04-14T13:58:00.426-04:00Well, if it's a guess, Rich, I won't post ...Well, if it's a guess, Rich, I won't post it. I'm surprised some Russian speaking reader hasn't piped up with the actual answer. :)<br /><br />It looks very noirish and bleak all right.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-7030085693009325832012-04-13T21:54:37.877-04:002012-04-13T21:54:37.877-04:00I like the very simple treatment of the type, with...I like the very simple treatment of the type, with that lower righthand block. It reminds me a little of the work of Shepard Fairey.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-74748658195049047742012-04-13T16:52:41.750-04:002012-04-13T16:52:41.750-04:00My Russian is minimal, but it seems to be a film c...My Russian is minimal, but it seems to be a film called PESN TUNDRY (The Tundra's Song? But that's a guess) from 1926<br /><br />There's an imdb link for it, but no info.<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265518/<br /><br />It looks pretty creepy! I doubt it's a cheerful romance...richmcdhttp://www.completedisregard.comnoreply@blogger.com