1994 Original French Movie Poster - Festival International Du Film, Cannes 1979 (The 100 Best Posters Collection)

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Date: 1994
Size: 40 x 54 inches
Artist: Jean Michel Folon
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.

About The 100 Best Posters … Read more Date: 1994
Size: 40 x 54 inches
Artist: Jean Michel Folon
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.

About The 100 Best Posters Collection: This poster was originally created by Jean Michel Folon in 1979 for the International Film Festival of Cannes, in France. This is an official reissue from 1994 from the collection The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990.

"In describing the rationale behind this portfolio, Hiromichi Fujita, the President of Toppan Printing Co., explains in the introduction that, "the decision to publish The 100 Best Posters from Europe and the United States 1945-1990 was motivated by our earlier collection of Japanese reproductions published four years ago . . . the first collection was intended as a small contribution to the field of graphic design, which has enjoyed an inseparable relationship with the printing industry for many years now." The selection of posters in this collection were chosen by a panel consisting of Steven Heller, Alain Weill, Milton Glaser and Yusaku Kamekura. All posters chosen (...) were reproduced and were then donated to art museums and related educational institutions in 200 locations around the world. In addition to being forms of expression, these posters, which were created in the diverse social conditions that have prevailed since the end of World War II, truly serve as a testament to the age in which they were produced." (Source: swanngalleries.com)

About the poster: In the late 1960s, Jean Michel Folon created a little man with a hat who was lost in the jungles of the sprawling city. Over the years the little man has evolved, while another symbol dear to the artist has emerged: the eye. For the official poster of the film festival in Cannes, Folon combined these two elements: the hat becomes a screen on which a third eye appears, a strong, symbolic image perfectly in keeping with the artist's style. The nuanced effect was created by printing a large number of colors fading each into the next. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.134)

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