''Metropolis'', 1927 - art by Heinz Schulz-Neudamm is a mixed media by Movie World Posters which was uploaded on February 11th, 2022.
''Metropolis'', 1927 - art by Heinz Schulz-Neudamm
A vintage German movie poster of ''Metropolis'' (1927).
About the artist:
Heinz Schulz-Neudamm (1899–1969) was a German graphic... more
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''Metropolis'', 1927 - art by Heinz Schulz-Neudamm
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Movie World Posters
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Mixed Media - Vintage Movie Poster
Description
A vintage German movie poster of ''Metropolis'' (1927).
About the artist:
Heinz Schulz-Neudamm (1899–1969) was a German graphic designer and illustrator, best known for designing film posters. He designed one of the world’s most valuable posters for the film "Metropolis" (1927).
As a staff designer for motion picture publicity at Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft (UFA,) he earned notoriety among the many German poster designers who created memorable graphics from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Schulz-Neudamm's style is unmistakable and popular, due to the fame of some of his movie posters, first and foremost the avant-garde Fritz Lang's "Metropolis." His portraits are realistic and, at the same time graphic novel-like, thanks to the unnatural but intense use of colors. He does not use a methodical modulation of tones or chiaroscuro: the colors are plain, defined, without smudging. The effect is precise, the balance between flashy titles and elegant scenes is impeccable.
Even the famous poster of "Metropolis," a veritable tribute to New York, is a lithograph that expresses a look towards the future. The great buildings of the city shine with a luminous and electric tension, reminiscent of the energetic cities represented by the Futurists and of the exasperated forms of German Expressionism.
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February 11th, 2022