Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Martin Ansin's "TRON" & "TRON: Legacy" Movie Posters

I'm going to throw any pretense of an unbiased review out the window right now. Pretty much every word I write from this point forward will be in praise of Martin Ansin's two TRON posters, and are very likely to be gushing and / or lacking in any sort of restraint. Prepare yourselves.

TRON Movie Poster
Martin Ansin
24" x 36" - Numbered
$90 (Sold as a set with TRON: Legacy print) - Limited to 390

Martin Ansin's more photorealistic take on the TRON films (at least when compared to Eric Tan's Mondo poster set) may initially seem to be incongruent with the film's pixelated nature, but let's not forget that whether these movies take place in our world or in an antiquated motherboard, the majority of the characters / players are very human in their ambition and behavior. Alright, alright, I might be reaching a bit, but there's no denying that these posters are supremely awesome and that it's kind of refreshing to see Ansin take on something a bit more timely than The Mummy or Dracula. I'm personally partial to his TRON: Legacy artwork over his TRON print, but that's just because the (virtual) world is a bit sleeker / more sophisticated (read: Legacy wasn't made in 1982) and I like the darker color palette, which really goes a long way in making those neon blues and oranges pop. With that said, I appreciate all the care he's given to accurately capturing the "cutting edge" 80s CGI with his TRON poster and will no doubt be among the herd of F5ers trying to grab one of the many print sets going on sale tomorrow morning.

TRON: Legacy Movie Poster
Martin Ansin
24" x 36" - Numbered
$90 (Sold as a set with TRON print) - Limited to 390

Martin Ansin's TRON and TRON: Legacy movie posters will be available tomorrow (1/19) through Mondo's storefront. Both posters measure 24" x 36", are limited to an edition of 390 and will cost $90 per set. To be one of the first (of hundreds) to learn the exact drop time, be sure to follow Mondo on Twitter @mondonews. And if you'd like to find out more about artist Martin Ansin, then head over to martinansin.com and follow him @martinansin. Pretty straight forward, right? Good luck everyone! We're going to need it...

3 comments:

  1. sold out in 3 minutes. Damn it.

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  2. Yeah! His stuff sells so quickly! I'm not sure how the edition size is decided, I'm guessing there are a lot of factors that go into it, but I do wish they would substantially up the quantity.

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  3. I'm split on these. I dig the colors in the TRON print, but Legacy is more visually arresting. Still, two great prints.

    I wonder what the thought process was in having the full diamond shape in the TRON print, and half the shape on Legacy.

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