Credits: © Selenelion Visual Art (MMXVIII)
‘You're a special one, Mandy. I, too, am a special one.Let us be so very special together.'
Alongside a plethora of other talented artists, I am honoured to announce that two of my original Mandy poster artworks have been selected to be featured in an upcoming PosterSpy art book titled MANDY: THE ULTIMATE POSTER COLLECTION which officially launches on Kickstarter Monday, 22nd November 2021.
The artwork was originally created in October 2018 as an entry submission for a creative brief hosted by PosterSpy.com.
(Entry excerpt from the book) Apart from being a seemingly straightforward action-packed Nicholas Cage revenge thriller, what stands out most about Panos Cosmatos's 2018 film Mandy are its multifold layers of possible interpretations - be it literal, allegorical or symbolic. Panos tastefully paints a lush multidimensional cinematic collage not only by paying homage to the creme-de-la-creme of quirky 80's pop culture but also by making reference to myths of old, biblical tales and timeless archetypes embedded within the viewers' collective unconscious. As to accommodate and complement the director's chosen MO, I chose not to take things at face value by simply portraying characters and distinct scenes from the film. My artwork attempts to convey the deep underlying ideas and concepts through implicit symbols and artefacts – found objects, props, materials, textures, scenery and contrasting colour palettes featured in the movie.
The apple symbolizing the temptation and fall of man; the enveloping serpent's skin embodying evil and chaos; the burning flames representing the purifying and destructive nature of fire; the tiger skin denoting Blakean bravery and wrath; the figure 44 referencing the number of days between Christ's crucifixion and resurrection; the occult sigil of Lucifer – the 'light-bringer'; the black leather of the four summoned riders of an impending Apocalypse – these are the images I found most appealing, substantial and apt for my compositions.For the medium, I opted to utilize digital art tools to create a cohesive collage of photographs, graphics, textures and typography, all embellished with vivid colour grading and a distressed finish.
Releasing via crowd-funding platform Kickstarter, the book is an officially licensed, brand-new, 132-page book featuring a foreword by the producers, Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah, the co-founders of SpectreVision and is crammed full of incredible art celebrating the film. The book is also fully approved and licensed by Nicolas Cage whose likeness is used throughout.
Over 60 artists are featured in this stunning art book and you’ll find in-depth commentary and sketches that have never been published before.
You can visit www.MandyPosterBook.com to grab your copy now. The campaign will last for 30 days starting from November 22nd, 2021. The Kickstarter will also feature exclusive rewards that won't be available after the campaign.
Please support this special project and become a special owner of this very special art book.