Grey Matter Art Aliens by Timothy Pittides
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Lol are you guys serious? I love the artwork! It's probably the best Aliens poster I've seen.
If you're not sure what you're looking at, they are Alien heads and tails intertwined with each other. It's meant to represent a swarm of Aliens. The design is meant to be very Giger-esque. Perhaps Timothy's description below would help:
Tim's artist's statement regarding "Aliens."
" ALIENS. One of the first three movies I remember seeing in the theaters (alongside Dick Tracy and Nightmare on Elm Street 3). It is a fond memory of mine as my father took to see it when I was 9. Ever since, it has been a staple, on VHS, DVD and now Blu-Ray. I watch it at least twice a month and it definitely a desert island film.
The film isn't about the marines to me. It isn't even about Ripley or Newt, their relationship or about facing your fears. It is about the suspense, the surprise, and scope of the xenomorph infestation. The scene that stuck with me all these years and still is a joy to watch is when the marines first encounter the Xenos. They were ill-prepared, overwhelmed and undermanned. And has a viewer you felt the same fear they did.
I wanted to somehow express this in art form and at the same time, pay tribute to the man who's imagination sprung forth this nightmarish world... H.R. GIGER. While he may have not worked on this film specifically, his world was represented perfectly here and I hope he would have seen that. So this idea of seeing the hive for the first time, not knowing what was alive and what wasn't, really spoke to me. I knew the only way to convey my ideas on paper would be in charcoals and knowing what could be done with screenprinting these days, I began to pour the idea down. When finished, it became clear that this was right. This was ALIENS.
If you're not sure what you're looking at, they are Alien heads and tails intertwined with each other. It's meant to represent a swarm of Aliens. The design is meant to be very Giger-esque. Perhaps Timothy's description below would help:
Tim's artist's statement regarding "Aliens."
" ALIENS. One of the first three movies I remember seeing in the theaters (alongside Dick Tracy and Nightmare on Elm Street 3). It is a fond memory of mine as my father took to see it when I was 9. Ever since, it has been a staple, on VHS, DVD and now Blu-Ray. I watch it at least twice a month and it definitely a desert island film.
The film isn't about the marines to me. It isn't even about Ripley or Newt, their relationship or about facing your fears. It is about the suspense, the surprise, and scope of the xenomorph infestation. The scene that stuck with me all these years and still is a joy to watch is when the marines first encounter the Xenos. They were ill-prepared, overwhelmed and undermanned. And has a viewer you felt the same fear they did.
I wanted to somehow express this in art form and at the same time, pay tribute to the man who's imagination sprung forth this nightmarish world... H.R. GIGER. While he may have not worked on this film specifically, his world was represented perfectly here and I hope he would have seen that. So this idea of seeing the hive for the first time, not knowing what was alive and what wasn't, really spoke to me. I knew the only way to convey my ideas on paper would be in charcoals and knowing what could be done with screenprinting these days, I began to pour the idea down. When finished, it became clear that this was right. This was ALIENS.
it's supposed to represent the Alien Hive in the movie, when the marines first encounter it. It looks like this picture. You see the wall and can't tell what is the wall and what is an Alien until one of the Aliens moves. I don't have a screenshot of the clip to show you, but I've attached this pic that I've borrowed from user Buckhammer on Expresso Beans which will hopefully help for those of you who can't see it.
I am fan, but it just too busy. People on this thread need to cool off and not get so uptight about it.
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