Posters that look like other posters

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Tue Nov 06, 2007 2:54 pm

Hmm. Me confused.
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:51 am

ColdSoreSuperstar wrote:Who is that flower child? Mucha?
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Is this whole edition signed or just the one in the recent auction?

PS I totally love this thread! :lol:
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:42 am

I love this thread too...keep 'em coming!
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:36 am

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Are these posters based on a Tori Amos song? Just trying to figure out why they're so similar. Why no facial features?
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:47 am

ColdSoreSuperstar wrote:Who is that flower child? Mucha?

After a billion peeps told me they thought I had mucha on my arms, I looked into him and love his stuff. great influence on Malleus.
he has some good books about his work. i have a couple, pretty amazing body of work.
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:05 am

aahnutz wrote:Image Image

Are these posters based on a Tori Amos song? Just trying to figure out why they're so similar. Why no facial features?
From some things I've seen, more the look of her recent album - various wigs and such.
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:09 am

aahnutz wrote:Image Image

Are these posters based on a Tori Amos song? Just trying to figure out why they're so similar. Why no facial features?

doesn't todd normally base a poster image off a song or album by the musical artist?
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:14 am

morst wrote:
ColdSoreSuperstar wrote:Who is that flower child? Mucha?
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Is this whole edition signed or just the one in the recent auction?

PS I totally love this thread! :lol:
I found this work by Thompson as well, thought it was funny to be called "Spaghetti Hair Lady" because the hair on the "Flower Child" kind of looks like spaghetti

http://www.oldhandbills.com/images/0607 ... ly_Dog.jpg
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:40 am

ryan_1969 wrote:
ColdSoreSuperstar wrote:Who is that flower child? Mucha?

After a billion peeps told me they thought I had mucha on my arms, I looked into him and love his stuff. great influence on Malleus.
he has some good books about his work. i have a couple, pretty amazing body of work.
yeah Mucha is my favorite, only wish i could afford some original prints
he is the true father of modern poster art
i'm an art director and studied him intensely in college
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Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:09 pm

Not sure if this counts for this thread, but this is clearly where some inspiration came in.

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Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:18 am

vtadams22 wrote: I found this work by Thompson as well, thought it was funny to be called "Spaghetti Hair Lady" because the hair on the "Flower Child" kind of looks like spaghetti

http://www.oldhandbills.com/images/0607 ... ly_Dog.jpg
EB has a listing for that one.
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Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:58 am

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Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:10 pm

credit to d2d on the pit

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Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:27 pm

Someone do the code for me ;) :

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