I first learned of artist Eric Tan a few months ago when he created a super cool UFA German-inspired X-Men cinema poster. Tanner was responsible for some of the awesome Incredibles concept artwork. I have fallen in love his retro propaganda-style, and was able to snap up a limited edition print of the X-Men poster thanks to my friend Frosty at Collider. So today when I learned that Tan had created a retro propaganda style Raiders of the Lost Ark poster, I flipped. I had to have it.
IndianaJonesShop is selling the new print for $150.00, which is being produced as part of a new series of limited edition fine art lithographs by Acme Archives. Rendered with a brilliant duotone look, Tan’s Raiders-inspired poster beautifully emulates the propaganda poster artwork style of the Indiana Jones era and genre. The poster features “Great stylized images of Indy, Marion, Belloq, and Toht (check out the spectacles and smoking gun!), backed by classic Indy iconography — map, Staff of Ra, soldiers, etc.”
“My idea here was to create something that looked as if it came out when the movie took place, circa 1936,” writes artist Eric Tan. “I was heavily influenced by Mexican film posters from the 30’s & 40’s. They had that western/dramatic/action feel nailed down. Check out that Cine Mexicano book if you can. Them dudes sure knew what they were doing way back when.”
This 10″x21″ fine art giclee on paper is hand numbered and limited to just 195 pieces. I already pre-ordered mine, so there are only 194 prints left. You can check out Eric Tan’s original concept sketch for the piece below… very cool.
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April 5th, 2008 at 5:39 am
Lithographs are original works of art created by an artist.
Therefore, lithographs would never be trivialized as being by a non-living entity: “limited edition fine art lithographs by Acme Archives.”
Additionally, giclees are, with very few exceptions, reproductions. Reproductions are copies of original artwork and those copies are done by someone other than the artist.
So, it is a conflict of ideas to commingle “fine art” and a non-disclosed reproduction “giclee” together.
In closing, with full and honest disclosure, would you pay $150 or more for a poster?
April 5th, 2008 at 6:53 am
Awesome - this guy’s work is really incredible. Keep us posted if he does anything else…
April 5th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Is it Eric Tan or Eric Tanner?! I’m confused…
Looks badass though. But yeah seriously I never understood why ppl paid that much for a poster or anything that WASN’T an original.
April 5th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Ghost: Tan… I’m pretty sure that Tan is short for Tanner though.
April 5th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Does Eric Tan( or Tanner) have his own website, where we can see and buy all of his work? I’m loving what I see so far.
April 5th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Thanks for the compliments guys! Glad you dig it. For the rest of the art I’ve done over the past couple of years, check out erictanart.blogspot.com
April 6th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Thanks for the head’s up Peter, I just went over and ordered my copy! Awesome work Eric. And now I’m heading over to this blog to check out more.
April 7th, 2008 at 10:39 am
he needs to release a nice bick cofee table book with a series of these fanboy friendly homages pronto