The designers at Shutterstock decided to mark the 30 year anniversary of Andy Warhol’s death with a special art project. They’ve recently release an amazing display of posters of the nine films that have been nominated for best picture by the Academy. This is all part of Shutterstock’s annual Oscar pop! series.
The designers only used images taken from Shutterstock. Each poster is inspired by a different pop artist, and riffs on motifs from the films’ original posters. If you’re not psyched for Sunday night then perhaps these visuals will pique your interest a bit more.
Each poster has a title, the artist who inspired it, as well as some commentary from the designer:
Arrival Inspired by Roy Lichtenstein
Alice Lee is a junior graphic designer at Shutterstock who says, “I love Lichtenstein’s comic style and bold colors, and I used it to bring a totally different perspective to ‘Arrival’ by adding a sense of fun. I made Amy Adams’ character into one of Lichtenstein’s heroines, trying to make sense of her extraordinary situation.”
Fences (Artist Inspiration: Andy Warhol)
“Watching ‘Fences,’ I was struck by the frequent presence of a tethered baseball; it seemed to act as a symbol for unfulfilled dreams and stunted potential. I recreated it in the style of Andy Warhol’s gun series. That series was a commentary on culture and mortality, which seemed like a good fit for this poignant film.” – Terrence Morash
Hacksaw Ridge (Artist Inspiration: Richard Hamilton)
“Inspired by Richard Hamilton’s style, I gave each piece a cutout aesthetic and substituted the real soldiers for toys.” – Brandon Lee
Hell or High Water (Artist Inspiration: Robert Rauschenberg)
“Like Robert Rauschenberg’s“ combines,” the film has a strong undercurrent of political references and often makes unexpected comparisons between the socio-political climate of the past and present.” – Michael Wong
Hidden Figures (Artist Inspiration: Idelle Weber)
“[The film] made me think of another woman in the 1960s whose work went unrecognized because of discrimination — the artist Idelle Weber. I used her signature silhouette style to frame the characters in the film.” – Alice Li
La La Land (Artist Inspiration: Eduardo Paolozzi)
“I felt the colorful collage work of Eduardo Paolozzi matched this feeling of old and new. Just like the film, his work has a feeling of energy and fantasy with serious undertones.” – Abbey Katz
Lion (Artist Inspiration: Bruce Gray)
“[The film’s] sense of chaos and fragmentation reminded me of Bruce Gray’s work. I matched the segmented circles from Gray’s paintings with a key element from Lion, the Jalebi, an Indian dessert that triggered memories of home for Saroo.” – Flo Lau
Manchester by the Sea (Artist Inspiration: Ed Ruscha)
“The two Ruscha-like drawings represent Manchester by the Sea’s multiple timelines –the top illustrates the foreshadowing of the film’s climax and the lower portion reflects the quiet heartbreak of its aftermath.” – Eric Sams
“Moonlight” (Artist Inspiration: Peter Blake)
“The film is split into three chapters in Chiron’s life, so I incorporated Peter Blake’s use of grids, as well as simplified imagery, to represent the forces that shaped his life.” – Kate Crotty.
Via Indiewire
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