[x]

deviantART

 
About Me Member Comic Artist deankotzMale/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 3 Years
Needs Premium Membership
Statistics 82 Deviations
882 Comments
11,113 Pageviews

Amsel Lite and Minnesota Fats

Sat May 9, 2009, 5:52 PM
  • Listening to: "Heart of the Country" by Ultravox
  • Reading: The War with Hannibal by Livy
  • Eating: Celery
  • Drinking: Box wine and Diet Coke
So last Wednesday I was heading to the center city TLA video store, yes, the very same TLA where I once overhead a yuppie on his cell-phone exclaim, "I'm at the movie shop!". "Movie Shop", my ass. It's a friggin' video store.

Yes, the very same video store where I once saw a girl eating Cheez Doodles leave bright orange fingerprints on all the New Release DVD cases. She'd plop a doodle in her mouth and then, before she reached back into the bag, would vigorously rub her thumb and forefinger together dusting the carpet with cheesy ashes like an overzealous Minnesota Fats chalking his cue.

If the above sentence has you thinking dirty thoughts, that's all on you. Yes, you in the last row...glasses, red blouse. Question? What movie? Oh,right, I was returning "The Party". The one where Peter Sellers plays an Indian actor lost in the wilds of an LA...well, party, actually. For folks who think actors playing outside their race or ethnicity is offensive, I submit the above performance as exhibit "A" in my argument for said folks stupidity.

So I'm walking past the Rosenwald-Wolf gallery on Broad Street (part of the UArts) and I suddenly remember...they've got a Richard Amsel exhibit! (This is why I love living in the city, I'd have forgotten all about this otherwise, and who wants to find parking?)

Amsel was a phenomenally talented designer and you almost never realize how many film posters the man did in his (relatively) short career. He was a strong undercurrent in the design landscape of the 70s. They have some gorgeous finished pieces, but the stars of the show are all the thumbnails and comps that are invaluable to process junkies and anyone who's studying design. I mean, when will you ever be able to see both FIRST thumbnails for the original Raiders of the Lost Ark poster AND the 82 re-release side by side. And then turn your head and realize the final pieces are nearly identical to the thumbnails. Mind-blowing.

The show only runs till May 14th, so I encourage anyone in the Philadelphia area to hurry up and get to the gallery. I'd leave the Cheez Doodles at home. They frown on that sorta thing at fancy "Picture Exhibitions."

deviantID

Down with casual...let us dress for the studio.

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Philadelphia, PA
  • Interests: Skepticism
  • Favourite movie: All the President's Men
  • Favourite artist: Tom Sutton is very cool
  • Favourite poet or writer: Horace Walpole or Brian Aldiss

deviantART Notice

[x]

Comments


Hey thanks for the watch and FAV! Im honored!

Im working realy hard now! Be sure to be back, better and bigger things to come!

--
Perseverance takes you far in life. Just remember, being persistent is not doing things wrong again & again, but learning from your mistakes & moving forward.
Thanks for the fave and the watch!

--
Surfer, dad, creator, jack-of-all-trades (and Art Director, Upper Deck Entertainment)
I stumbled over your page doing a search for Tom Sutton just to see what might show up...really enjoyed your gallery, you have a very accomplished consistent style that reminds me a bit of Jim Mooney and Carmine Infantino.

--
"Bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light" - Plato: The Allegory of the Cave, from The Republic
Thanks alot for the fav.

You got a awesome style
Flagged as Spam
SEE WHO YOUR SECRET LOVE IS FOR VALENTINES. I JUST FOUND OUT MINE.

CLICK HERE TO FIND YOURS

--
:chew: my blog [link]
Flagged as Spam
What's up
I took this new free iQ quiz my friend showed me. you should check it out. just CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE FREE IQ TEST

--
:chew: my blog [link]
Flagged as Spam
Hey. this person wrote something about you in their blog.. CLICK HERE

--
:chew: my blog [link]
Flagged as Spam
hey i thouight this iQ quiz was cool. i just took mine!! CLICK HERE

--
:chew: my blog [link]
Flagged as Spam
Hey. I think i saw your picture on this website/blog here CLICK HERE

--
:chew: my blog [link]

Site Map