Blow-UP
Poster
1967 (printed and published)
1967 (printed and published)
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The Blow-Up poster is one of the most iconic film posters of the 1960s. the subject matter of the film gave expression to how photography, and particularly fashion photography, was re-shaping the cultural landscape of the 1960s. The film was loosely based on a new generation of British working class photographers including David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Duffy.
The Design of the poster clearly marks the shift from studio photography to the new, more dynamic photography made possible by hand-held medium format cameras. the image employs a photo journalistic style, heightening the sense of realism while the typeface is condensed sans serif, more normally associated with newspaper print than film poster design.
The Design of the poster clearly marks the shift from studio photography to the new, more dynamic photography made possible by hand-held medium format cameras. the image employs a photo journalistic style, heightening the sense of realism while the typeface is condensed sans serif, more normally associated with newspaper print than film poster design.
Object details
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| Title | Blow-UP |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph in red and black |
| Brief description | Film poster, 'Blow-Up', by Arthur Evans, Italy, 1967 |
| Physical description | Poster featuring a black and white photographic image of a man stradling a woman lying on the ground and photographing her. Red background with text in black and white |
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| Summary | The Blow-Up poster is one of the most iconic film posters of the 1960s. the subject matter of the film gave expression to how photography, and particularly fashion photography, was re-shaping the cultural landscape of the 1960s. The film was loosely based on a new generation of British working class photographers including David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Duffy. The Design of the poster clearly marks the shift from studio photography to the new, more dynamic photography made possible by hand-held medium format cameras. the image employs a photo journalistic style, heightening the sense of realism while the typeface is condensed sans serif, more normally associated with newspaper print than film poster design. |
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| Accession number | E.463-2011 |
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| Record created | August 19, 2011 |
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