*Batman (Joker)
Directed by Tim Burton
Limited edition print. 1 copy available out of 135.
Fine Arte Giclee, hand-numbered.
Size 30,5 cm x 30,5 cm.
*Joker (Dance)
Directed by Todd Phillips
Fine Arte Giclee print.
Size 46 cm x 61 cm.
21 August 2024
Soggettiva Gallery presents from 27 August (until 30 September) “Vertigine Hitchcock”, a tribute to the English director who with more than 50 films has earned the nickname of “Master of the Shiver”, inextricably linking his name to the history of cinema. 125 years after Hitchcock’s birth, the exhibition retraces the highlights of his career with a selection of Alternative Movie Posters inspired by his greatest masterpieces.
Hitchcock’s influence is not limited to the cinema, but it extends into all fields of creativity (video games, comics, design, art, literature, fashion) until he leaves an indelible mark in pop culture, Not to mention the in-depth and very current representation of American society that he has returned with his films. While the artists whose works are on display must therefore confront themselves with the monumental artistic heritage of the English director, On the other hand, they cannot ignore the work of artists who before them have put their creativity at the service of Hitchcock’s boundless cinematic imagination: in this sense, the legacy of the American illustrator Saul Bass is essential, close collaborator of the director in several films.
From August 27 (until September 30) Soggettiva Gallery presents the exhibition “Hitchcock’s Vertigo” that collects more than thirty Alternative Movie Posters, inspired by his films. A tribute to the English director who revolutionized cinema with his ability to turn each of his films into a journey into the darkest depths of the human soul, revealing how true terror is hidden behind normality.
A kind of “Hitchcock style” recognizable across all artistic fields: from video games to comics and contemporarty art, not to mention the contaminations with the art of the surrealist painter Salvador Dalì – to design – the decor of many of his films’ interiors have been an inspiration to important interior designers; from literature – authors of the caliber of Stephen King and Patricia Highsmith recognize in Hitchcock a master of suspence and human psychology – fashionable – his actresses, from Kim Novak to Grace Kelly, from Tippi Hedren to Janet Leigh, have become true icons of style thanks to the refined dresses and elaborate hairstyles designed by Hitchcock in collaboration with the eclectic costume designer Edith Head, so much to influence over the years the collections of designers such as Alexander McQueen, Miuccia Prada and Dior.
The films honored by the works on display reveal a social cross-section of American society, to which Hitchcock has always devoted a careful and very current analysis: emblematic two films such as “Rear Window” and “Psycho”: if the first one reveals the change taking place in a society that has lost all elements of common life, the second one addresses the theme of class struggle.
In the exhibition, graphic works by international artists who had to confront, on the one hand, the legacy of Hitchcock’s films and, on the other, that of those with whom he has measured himself before them: just think of the famous American illustrator Saul Bass, author of both the iconic poster of “Vertigo” and of the opening titles of this and other two milestones of Hitchcock’s cinema such as “North by Northwest” and “Psycho”. The irresistible tension that characterizes “Psycho” has unleashed the creativity of the Australian illustrator Nick Charge and the French graphic designer Melvin Mago, who have insisted on the more gothic aspects of the film. Whereas the mid-century art enthusiast Todd Alcott has played ironically with the psychiatric and “phrenological” aspect of the film, Sheila C chooses the horizontal format to create a destabilizing and at times “diabolical” portrait of Norman/Anthony Perkins.
Inspired by “The Birds”, to visually recreate the sense of total vulnerability conveyed by the film, Adam Juresko with an abstract illustration, Max Dalton with a work of delirious and amusing madness, Olivier Courbet with a work that uses perspective by applying a style that mimics watercolor to create dynamism and the Italian Utopian Movies, whose experimental approach mixes human creativity with the technological potential offered by Artificial Intelligence. In addition, the painter from Marche, Veronica Chessa, pays her personal tribute to “The birds” with an acrylic painting that, through the iconic “boule de neige” configuration, materializes with skilful brushstrokes the very difficult atmosphere staged by Hitchcock (with a refined reference to the plot).
The vertigo felt in front of “Vertigo” is at the center of Jonathan Burton’s work, characterized by a two-dimensional stretch, while the dismay of James Stewart in “Rear Window” is taken by illustrator Zeb Love and the Brooklyn designer Katherine Lam who, playing with the elements of the plot, echo the theme on which the whole film revolves: are we watching our neighbour or is it the opposite?
It would not be an exhibition on Hitchcock if there was no film like “Nort by Northwest”, which inspired Joseph Chang, author of a quadrilogia of retro-workspop dedicated to Hitchcock and characterized by a mix between a modernist graphic style and a minimalist taste of oriental, and the Portland artist Dakota Randall, who has taken over the atmosphere of the film with Cary Grant through a classic approach and elegant sepia tones.
Two other films of fundamental importance such as “Rope” and “The Man Who Knew Too Much” are presented in a new and original key by the Belgian illustrator Jack Durieux, master in the use of perspective and in the balance of warm cold tones within the refined serigraphs with which he also pays tribute to “Psycho” and “Vertigo”. In addition, two examples of how Hitchcock was master in adapting literary works such as “The 39 Steps” and “Dial M for Murder” were reinterpreted by pop culture expert Benedict Woodhead – to whom a few black and white shapes are enough to bring to mind in a precise and punctual way the key elements of the film – and by the London designer Adam Simpson, Instead, it relies on a three-dimensional effect orchestrated on several levels to graphically render the steps that give the title to the film itself.
Finally, two groups of works, by the Florida artist Danny Haas and the original Flemish designer Mark Borgions, respectively, they compose two representative tryptics that are consistent in style – in the first case for their sought-after colour palettes and clever references to posters the originals of the films, the second for rarefied atmospheres and geometric lines – and format.
All the works on display are for sale.
INFO
SOGGETTIVA GALLERY
Via Pasquale Sottocorno 5/A, 20122 Milano
3357722437 – 3458463222 – 3342378116
Opening hours:
Monday: 15.30 – 19.45
Tuesday to Friday: 10 – 13.30 / 15.30 – 19.45
Saturday and Sunday: 10.30 – 13.30 / 15.30 – 19.45
Soggettiva Gallery presents from 27 August (until 30 September) “Vertigine Hitchcock”, a tribute to the English director who with more than 50 films has earned the nickname of “Master of the Shiver”, inextricably linking his name to the history of cinema. 125 years after Hitchcock’s birth, the exhibition retraces the highlights of his career with a selection of Alternative Movie Posters inspired by his greatest masterpieces.
Hitchcock’s influence is not limited to the cinema, but it extends into all fields of creativity (video games, comics, design, art, literature, fashion) until he leaves an indelible mark in pop culture, Not to mention the in-depth and very current representation of American society that he has returned with his films. While the artists whose works are on display must therefore confront themselves with the monumental artistic heritage of the English director, On the other hand, they cannot ignore the work of artists who before them have put their creativity at the service of Hitchcock’s boundless cinematic imagination: in this sense, the legacy of the American illustrator Saul Bass is essential.
From August 27 (until September 30) Soggettiva Gallery presents the exhibition “Hitchcock’s Vertigo” that collects more than thirty Alternative Movie Posters, inspired by his films. A tribute to the English director who revolutionized cinema with his ability to turn each of his films into a journey into the darkest depths of the human soul, revealing how true terror is hidden behind normality.
A kind of “Hitchcock style” recognizable across all artistic fields: from video games to comics and contemporarty art, not to mention the contaminations with the art of the surrealist painter Salvador Dalì – to design – the decor of many of his films’ interiors have been an inspiration to important interior designers; from literature – authors of the caliber of Stephen King and Patricia Highsmith recognize in Hitchcock a master of suspence and human psychology – fashionable – his actresses, from Kim Novak to Grace Kelly, from Tippi Hedren to Janet Leigh, have become true icons of style thanks to the refined dresses and elaborate hairstyles designed by Hitchcock in collaboration with the eclectic costume designer Edith Head, so much to influence over the years the collections of designers such as Alexander McQueen, Miuccia Prada and Christian Dior.
The films honored by the works on display reveal a social cross-section of American society, to which Hitchcock has always devoted a careful and very current analysis: emblematic two films such as “Rear Window” and “Psycho”: if the first one reveals the change taking place in a society that has lost all elements of common life, the second one addresses the theme of class struggle.
In the exhibition, graphic works by international artists who had to confront, on the one hand, the legacy of Hitchcock’s films and, on the other, that of those with whom he has measured himself before them: just think of the famous American illustrator Saul Bass, author of both the iconic poster of “Vertigo” and of the opening titles of this and other two milestones of Hitchcock’s cinema such as “North by Northwest” and “Psycho”. The irresistible tension that characterizes “Psycho” has unleashed the creativity of the Australian illustrator Nick Charge and the French graphic designer Melvin Mago, who have insisted on the more gothic aspects of the film. Whereas the mid-century art enthusiast Todd Alcott has played ironically with the psychiatric and “phrenological” aspect of the film, Sheila C chooses the horizontal format to create a destabilizing and at times “diabolical” portrait of Norman/Anthony Perkins.
Inspired by “The Birds”, to visually recreate the sense of total vulnerability conveyed by the film, Adam Juresko with an abstract illustration, Max Dalton with a work of delirious and amusing madness, Olivier Courbet with a work that uses perspective by applying a style that mimics watercolor to create dynamism and the Italian Utopian Movies, whose experimental approach mixes human creativity with the technological potential offered by Artificial Intelligence. In addition, the painter from Marche, Veronica Chessa, pays her personal tribute to “The birds” with an acrylic painting that, through the iconic “boule de neige” configuration, materializes with skilful brushstrokes the very difficult atmosphere staged by Hitchcock.
The vertigo felt in front of “Vertigo” is at the center of Jonathan Burton’s work, characterized by a two-dimensional stretch, while the dismay of James Stewart in “Rear Window” is taken by illustrator Zeb Love and designer Katherine Lam who, playing with the elements of the plot, echos the theme on which the whole film revolves: are we watching our neighbour or is it the opposite?
It would not be an exhibition on Hitchcock if there was no film like “Nort by Northwest”, which inspired Joseph Chang, author of a quadrilogia of retro-workspop dedicated to Hitchcock and characterized by a mix between a modernist graphic style and a minimalist taste of oriental, and the Portland artist Dakota Randall, who has taken over the atmosphere of the film with Cary Grant through a classic approach.
Two other films of fundamental importance such as “Rope” and “The Man Who Knew Too Much” are presented in a new and original key by the Belgian illustrator Jack Durieux, master in the use of perspective and in the balance of warm cold tones within the refined serigraphs with which he also pays tribute to “Psycho” and “Vertigo”. In addition, two examples of how Hitchcock was master in adapting literary works such as “The 39 Steps” and “Dial M for Murder” were reinterpreted by pop culture expert Benedict Woodhead – to whom a few black and white shapes are enough to bring to mind in a precise and punctual way the key elements of the film – and by the London designer Adam Simpson, Instead, it relies on a three-dimensional effect orchestrated on several levels to graphically render the steps that give the title to the film itself.
Finally, two groups of works, by the Florida artist Danny Haas and the original Flemish designer Mark Borgions, respectively, they compose two representative tryptics that are consistent in style – in the first case for their sought-after colour palettes and clever references to posters the originals of the films, the second for rarefied atmospheres and geometric lines – and format.
All the works on display are for sale.
INFO
SOGGETTIVA GALLERY
Via Pasquale Sottocorno 5/A, 20122 Milano
3357722437 – 3458463222 – 3342378116
Opening hours:
Monday: 15.30 – 19.45
Tuesday to Friday: 10 – 13.30 / 15.30 – 19.45
Sat – Sunday: 10.30 – 13.30 / 15.30 – 19.45
*North by Northwest
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Limited edition silk screen print, hand-numbered.
1 copy available out of 1oo.
Size 61 cm x 91,5 cm.
*Old boy
Regia di Park Chan-wook
Opera a tiratura limita. Esemplare 17 su 50.
Serigrafia firmata e numerato a mano dall’Artista.
Formato 61cm x 41 cm.
Nicolas Delort – “The Mummy”
Screen print edition
45cmx61cm
Edizione a tiratura Limitata (esemplare numero 64/125)
Numerata a manotri.
*The Birds (Painted/Framed)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Unique artwork. Acrylic, hand-signed by the artist.
Size 21 cm x 30 cm.
*Old boy
Regia di Park Chan-wook
Opera a tiratura limita. Esemplare 17 su 50.
Serigrafia firmata e numerato a mano dall’Artista.
Formato 61cm x 41 cm.
Nicolas Delort – “The Mummy”
Screen print edition
45cmx61cm
Edizione a tiratura Limitata (esemplare numero 64/125)
Numerata a manotri.
*THE BIRDS (BOULE DE NEIGE)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Limited edition print, 15 copies.
Fine Art Giclee litography, hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
Size 32 cm x 45 cm.
*Old boy
Regia di Park Chan-wook
Opera a tiratura limita. Esemplare 17 su 50.
Serigrafia firmata e numerato a mano dall’Artista.
Formato 61cm x 41 cm.
Nicolas Delort – “The Mummy”
Screen print edition
45cmx61cm
Edizione a tiratura Limitata (esemplare numero 64/125)
Numerata a manotri.
*The Birds (Laundry)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
1 color silk screen with hand water coloring, limited edition.
1 copy available out of 20, hand-numbered.
Size 44,5 cm x 63,5 cm.
*Old boy
Regia di Park Chan-wook
Opera a tiratura limita. Esemplare 17 su 50.
Serigrafia firmata e numerato a mano dall’Artista.
Formato 61cm x 41 cm.
Nicolas Delort – “The Mummy”
Screen print edition
45cmx61cm
Edizione a tiratura Limitata (esemplare numero 64/125)
Numerata a manotri.
*Rope
Directed by di Alfred Hitchcock
9 colors silk screen print, limited edition.
Hand-numbered.
1 copy available out of 225.
Size 61 cm x 91,5 cm.
*Old boy
Regia di Park Chan-wook
Opera a tiratura limita. Esemplare 17 su 50.
Serigrafia firmata e numerato a mano dall’Artista.
Formato 61cm x 41 cm.
Nicolas Delort – “The Mummy”
Screen print edition
45cmx61cm
Edizione a tiratura Limitata (esemplare numero 64/125)
Numerata a manotri.
*Psycho (Red)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Silk screen with fluorescent ink, limited edition, 1 copy available of 165.
Hand-numbered.
Size 30,5 cm x 61 cm.
*Old boy
Regia di Park Chan-wook
Opera a tiratura limita. Esemplare 17 su 50.
Serigrafia firmata e numerato a mano dall’Artista.
Formato 61cm x 41 cm.
Nicolas Delort – “The Mummy”
Screen print edition
45cmx61cm
Edizione a tiratura Limitata (esemplare numero 64/125)
Numerata a manotri.
*REAR WINDOW (BINOCS)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Limited edition print.
1 copy available out of 60.
Size 46 cm x 61 cm.
*Old boy
Regia di Park Chan-wook
Opera a tiratura limita. Esemplare 17 su 50.
Serigrafia firmata e numerato a mano dall’Artista.
Formato 61cm x 41 cm.
Nicolas Delort – “The Mummy”
Screen print edition
45cmx61cm
Edizione a tiratura Limitata (esemplare numero 64/125)
Numerata a manotri.
Dakota Randall è un’artista freelance con sede a Portland. Dakota ha affinanato la sua arte lavorando su una moltitudine di progetti che vanno dall’illustrazione, alle immagini digitali, al design di poster di film e progetti di design grafico sia commerciale che artistico. Tra i suoi maggiori clienti Warner Bros e Paramount.
Dakota Randall is a freelance artist based in Portland. Dakota has honed her art by working on a multitude of projects ranging from illustration, to digital images, to the design of film posters and graphic design projects both commercial and artistic. Among her clients Warner Bross and Paramount.
Come UI Motion Designer presso Electronic Arts (EA), Chris si concentra sul design per un intrattenimento interattivo. Il suo lavoro è votato all’innovazione, puntando su semplicità e chiarezza per dare vita a immagini eccezionali. Ha iniziato il suo percorso professionale presso l’Università di Salford, dove si è laureato con lode in Graphic Design nel 2010. Da allora, ha acquisito una vasta esperienza lavorando con clienti come Electronic Arts, O2, Sony Playstation, Nike, Adidas, London Marathon, Tsingtao Beer. Queste esperienze hanno arricchito il suo portfolio e approfondito la sua comprensione delle applicazioni del design in vari settori.
As a UI Motion Designer at Electronic Arts (EA), I focus on exceptional design and interactive entertainment. I’m dedicated to innovation, believing in the power of simplicity and clarity for outstanding visuals and interactions. I started my professional journey at The University of Salford, where I earned an Honours Degree in Graphic Design in 2010. Since then, I’ve gained diverse experience working with clients like Electronic Arts, O2, Sony Playstation, Nike, Adidas, London Marathon, Tsingtao Beer, and others. My commitment to pushing creative boundaries remains unwavering, driving design excellence in all its aspects. These experiences have enriched my portfolio and deepened my understanding of design’s applications across various industries, emphasizing adaptability, creativity, and a dedication to excellence.
Andrew è un illustratore e graphic designer con sede nel Peak District di Derbyshire, Regno Unito. Il suo lavoro è principalmente legato a forme d’intrattenimento, tra cui il cinema. Oltre a essere un membro di The Poster Posse ha prodotto lavori commissionati per Disney, Sony, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros e Legendary Pictures.É anche “resident art person” per due etichette discografiche indipendenti nel Regno Unito.
I’m a self-employed Illustrator and graphic designer working from my home in the Peak District of Derbyshire, UK. My work is mainly connected with the entertainment industries. Though being a member of The Poster Posse I have produced officially commissioned work for Disney, Sony, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures. I am also “resident art person” for two independent record labels in the UK.
Jack Durieux, nato nel 1970 a Waterloo, Belgio, si è laureato in comunicazione grafica e serigrafia nel 1995. Da allora lavora come grafico e illustratore. È specializzato in tipografia e corporate design, oltre a progettare innumerevoli opere d’arte per diverse case editrici, etichette discografiche e distributori di film. Dal 1998 insegna, con il fratello Laurent, grafica e illustrazione al College of Architecture and Design di Bruxelles. Oltre al suo lavoro di graphic designer e illustratore, Jack ha co-fondato nel 2014, insieme a due dei suoi fratelli, Nautilus Art Prints, una società editoriale di alternative movie poster.
Jack Durieux, born in 1970 in Waterloo, Belgium, graduated in Graphic communication and screen printing in 1995. Since then, he has been working as graphic designer and illustrator. He specializes in typography and corporate design as well as designing countless artworks for several publishing companies, record labels and film distributors. Since 1998, he teaches, with his brother Laurent, graphic design and illustration at the College of Architecture and Design in Brussels. In addition to his work as a graphic designer and illustrator, Jack has co-founded in 2014, along with two of his brothers, Nautilus Art Prints, an alternative movie posters publishing company.
Graphic designer francese specializzato nella creazione di illustrazioni digitali dedicate al mondo del cinema e delle serie televisive. La sua tecnica dai tratti morbidi nel disegno e nell’amalgama di colori pastello e flou rendono il suo lavoro unico nel genere degli Alternative Movie Poster, dallo stile sapientemente retro.
French graphic designer specialized in the creation of digital illustrations dedicated to the world of cinema and television series. His soft drawing technique and the mix of pastel and fluo colors make his work unique in the genre of Alternative Movie Posters, with a skillfully retro style.
Zeb Love è un illustratore e stampatore della zona di Pittsburgh. Ha iniziato a disegnare nel 2008 realizzando merchandising e layout di dischi per band locali. Nel 2010 si è insegnato le basi della serigrafia e ha realizzato una serie di stampe artistiche. I suoi clienti includono: Dead & Company, Avett Brothers, The Black Keys, Eddie Vedder, Blink-182, Primus, Pittsburgh Penguins, Linkin Park.
Zeb Love is a Pittsburgh-area illustrator and print maker. He started designing in 2008 by making merchandise and record layouts for local bands. In 2010 he taught himself the basics of screen printing and made a series of art prints. Select Clients include: Dead & Company, Avett Brothers, The Black Keys, Eddie Vedder, Blink-182, Primus, Pittsburgh Penguins, Linkin Park, Collective Quarterly.
Prima di passare al cinema, Chris ha lavorato come illustratore, esponendo spesso nelle rinomate gallerie d’arte della cultura pop di Los Angeles “Hero Complex Gallery” e “Gallery 1988”, producendo opere d’arte ufficiali per 20th Century Fox, Joss Whedon, Joe Dante e Roger Corman. Successivamente ha lavorato come assistente del dipartimento artistico per clienti come Virgin Media, Now TV, Little Mix e Jamie T. Il suo primo cortometraggio “Nest” è stato semifinalista al “Berlin Student Film Festival”, dove è stato nominato per il Premio della Giuria.
Before moving on to film, Chris worked as an illustrator, often exhibiting in the renowned Los Angeles pop culture art galleries “Hero Complex Gallery” and “Gallery 1988”, producing official artwork for 20th Century Fox, Joss Whedon, Joe Dante and Roger Corman. He later worked as an assistant in the art department for clients such as Virgin Media, Now TV, Little Mix and Jamie T. His first short film “Nest” was a semifinalist at the “Berlin Student Film Festival”, where he was nominated for the Jury Prize.
Da ragazzo Steven era un fan dei fumetti. Ha iniziato prendendo lezioni di illustrazione del fumetto presso la Heron Art School di Indianapolis. Fu solo al college presso la School Of The Art Institute di Chicago che scoprì il suo amore per la serigrafia. Ha disegnato di tutto, dalla fan art, alle stampe dei film con licenza ufficiale, ai poster per i concerti. Il suo lavoro è stato esposto in diverse mostre collettive dedicate a vari temi cinematografici.
As a boy Steven was a fan of comics. He started by taking comic illustration classes at the Heron Art School in Indianapolis. It was only in college at the School Of The Art Institute in Chicago that he discovered his love for screen printing. He’s drawn everything from fan art, to prints of officially licensed films, to concert posters. His work has been exhibited in several collective exhibitions dedicated to various film topics.
Max Dalton, illustratore, pittore e musicista e scrittore occasionale. Crea spesso illustrazioni per poster, libri, riviste, giornali, pubblicità e prodotti.Ha partecipato a molte mostre collettive e personali a New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Arizona, Parigi, Seoul e altro ancora. Il suo lavoro è apparso in molte riviste come The New Yorker, Monocle e O, The Oprah Magazine.
Max Dalton is an illustrator, painter, musician and writer. He often designs for posters, books, magazines, newspapers, advertisements and products. He has participated in many group and solo shows in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Paris, Seoul and elsewhere. His work has appeared in magazines such as The New Yorker, Monocle and O, The Oprah Magazine.
Olivier Courbet è un creativo multidisciplinare francese con sede a Los Angeles, California. Lavora con marchi, agenzie, studi cinematografici e startup di tutto il mondo tra cui Dreamworks, Paramount, Disney, Mattel, Will.I.AM e NBA. Ha vinto numerosi premi e il suo lavoro è stato descritto in vari libri e pubblicazioni di design tra cui Computer Arts, Logology, SXSW.
Olivier Courbet is a multidisciplinary French creative artist based in Los Angeles, California. He works with brands, agencies, film studios and start-ups around the world including Dreamworks, Paramount, Disney, Mattel, Will.I.AM and NBA. He has won numerous awards and his work has been featured in various books and design publications including Computer Arts, Logology, SXSW.
Nan Lawson è un’artista e illustratrice con sede a Los Angeles. Si è laureata in regia cinematografica alla Syracuse University, ma dopo la laurea ha perseguito la sua passione per l’illustrazione. Ora ha unito il suo amore per il cinema e l’arte per dedicarsi alla cultura pop e alla locandina. Lavora nell’editoria e nell’industria dell’intrattenimento; crea libri illustrati e copertine di libri, oltre a opere d’arte e manifesti per film e televisione.
Ha lavorato con clienti tra cui Harper Collins, Audible, Random House, Hachette, Amblin Entertainment e Warner Bros.
