Tony Stella - Illustrator - Italian
Stella's illustrations are passionate & personal, capturing memory triggering cinematic moments that leave you longing to review these classic films. Although, he creates art for a variety of films, I've selected 20 of my favorite Asian movie posters (of course).
When I first discovered Tony's expressive hand painted film posters on Tumblr, I instantly became a fan. I had to see more of his unique work, luckily his very active Tumblr blog contains a huge collection of illustrated movie posters. He was also kind enough to grant me an interview & I really appreciate him responding with such thoughtful recollections of his process & past.
"Stella’s seemingly effortless pen & ink sketches, his washes of watercolor & his brush-stroke lettering hark to back to an earlier age."- Adrian Curry of Mubi Notebook
Kawidan by Masaki Kobayashi - 1964
Yellowmenace: What’s your approach when creating a new poster?
Tony Stella: Usually, I have seen the movie many times before I start working on a poster. Most of the time, the design is directly triggered by a scene or a still image that jumps out while I watch the film or that left an impression on me. I am an avid collector of film soundtracks, so I often listen to the score while working - it creates the atmosphere & gets me into the right mood.
The Yakuza (ザ・ヤクザ) by Sydney Pollack - 1974
HAIKU Art Review: Tony Stella
Essential brush strokes
Archive cinema's glory
Visage nostalgic
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