15: Cuban Film Posters

This month the Poster Boys survey the Golden Age of Cuban Posters, created during and after the Cuban Revolution. In addition to the iconic social and political posters that celebrated Cuba’s cultural pride and solidarity with other nations, hundreds of silkscreen film posters were produced during the 60’s which reflected the distinct styles and humble ingenuity of Cuba’s poster artists. Brandon and Sam reflect on the processes of these artists and appreciate how much their posters have influenced their own personal philosophies as designers. The Flat File looks at the Cuban poster for STOLEN KISSES, a top design of Sam’s, and the other international posters for Truffaut’s 1968 film.

SHOW NOTES & LINKS

In Print: Revolucion!: Cuban Poster Art Soy Cuba: Cuban Cinema Posters From After the Revolution Mira Cuba: The Cuban Poster Art from 1959 The Cuban Image: Cinema and Cultural Politics in Cuba The Art of Revolution Online: Giselle Monzón screenprinting posters at the ICAIC Cuban posters with Giselle Monzón Art of Cuba OSPAAAL The Danish Film Institute’s Cuban Poster Collection Out of the Bachs Soy Cuba Cuban Poster Art Steven Heller on Cuban Film Posters Art of Posters for Films, the Cuban School Eduardo Munoz Bachs Web Memorial The Posters of the ICAIC The International Institute of Social History It’s Nice That on Cuban Film Posters Brandon at The Art House Sam on Antonio Pérez Ñiko at Sam’s Myth Antonio Pérez Ñiko’s personal blog

Music selections: “Bass on Titles” opening theme; Los Caneyes, “Suspirando por el Chikichaka;”* Stolen Kisses original soundtrack by George Delerue; Juan Pablo Torres y Algo Nuevo, “Son a Propulsion”* (*from Si Para Usted: the Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba Volumes 1 and 2, Light in the Attic Records)

Follow Brandon Schaefer at @seekandspeak, and Sam Smith at @samsmyth.

Special thanks to producer Adrian Cobb and to our presenting partner, AIGA’s Eye on Design blog.