Carrying on from the idea of Punk images/posters, have been looking at the movie posters of Russ Meyers work. A director who worked on the sexploitation genre in the 60s and 70s, many of his films were deemed (too) controversial. His fascination of big breasts and violence was prominent through out his film back catalogue, yet today they are considered cult classics. With numerous strong female characters, he closed the book on gender stereotypes and opened a new page of psychotic female killer! Probably the complete opposite of what feminists want to portray, his films certainly raise a few eye-brows.
What interests me are the posters for his films. Monotone colour with black and white, to get the most visceral image, they are eye catching using the most simple of techniques.
Vixen, 1968
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, 1965
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, 1965
Mondo Topless, 1966
His photography work also graced the front cover of his films, as during World War 2 he served as a combat photographer and on returning to America, due to lack of work in the film industry, (most of his contacts had died) he found work as front cover photographer for Playboy Magazine.
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