The Original Art Behind Some of the Craziest Star Wars Posters
Thanks to Budapest Poster Gallery I had the opportunity to take a very close look at the original oil paintings for the world famous Hungarian Star Wars movie posters. The three original artworks are going to be auctioned off this Sunday, May 31 , and now you too can examine them closer than ever.
Before you feast your eyes on the details I would like to clarify one thing. When Helnyis artwork is discussed it is often assumed that he probably hadnt even watched the movies before he painted these poster artworks. In an interview he refuted these accusations, saying that he did seeand enjoyedall of the movies, but he did not want to paint posters similar to the Western European and US posters, so he let his imagination and his own artistic vision work. He even added extraneous elements to the posters, just for his own amusement (look for the two tusked monsters below!).
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Sold for 12,750 USD
Luke in his X-Wing starfighter attacks the weak point of Death Star:
The hand of Darth Vader, holding his lightsaber:
A confusing easter egg. This scimitar holding tusked monster was created by Helnyi, basically just for fun:
The head of Darth Vader:
A major spoiler, the destruction of the Death Star:
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Sold for 14,250 USD
Imperial Star Destroyer:
Two AT-AT Imperial Walkers:
Tie fighters shooting lasers:
Imperial troopers led by Darth Vader:
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Sold for 5,100 USD
Imperial trooper on a speeder bike:
Star Destroyer:
Another tusked creature added by Helnyi:
Shuttlecraft:
The second Death Star under construction, depicted as Darth Vaders eye:
Bonus: the Hungarian movie poster for Ridley Scotts Alien Sold for 2,200 USD
A spaceship, not seen in the movie:
Face of an alien creature, straight from Helnyis mind:
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I love Star Wars and I love art
I have had posters over the years (the kids and grandkids have them now) and it was great to se this magnificent art work that led to those posters
Enjoy
I prefer more modern art....
(and hundreds of hours in digital design)
Based on the AT Imperial Walkers shown above
It is a great design for sure, but the artwork in the article is the origin of ideas for all the cool posters and toys that results from the Star Wars franchise,
As always I appreciate your feedback and perspective
I just saw this on LinkedIn - dressed up for work taken toa new level
I gotta admit those are pretty cool
This recruiting poster is pretty cool!
I am sure there is a deep message here, but it escapes me.