The subject material includes a selected class of art work: hand-painted film posters originating from Ghana, West Africa. These posters served as promotional materials for movies screened in native cinemas. The referenced art work consists of interpretations of iconic films and style movies. One side explored could embody the uncooked and expressive high quality of the art work, born from interpretations with out direct entry to unique advertising and marketing property.
The importance of such artifacts resides of their historic context as important parts of movie distribution and cultural change in areas the place typical advertising and marketing sources have been restricted. The gathering represents a novel intersection of worldwide movie tradition and native creative expression. These posters supply insights into how worldwide movies have been acquired and reinterpreted inside a selected cultural atmosphere.
