Hodge Thomas - Vhs: Video Cover Art 1980s To Early 1990s - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Contains over 240 full - scale complete video sleeves in the genres of action comedy horror kids sci - fi and thriller films. Video cover art is a unique and largely lost artform representing a period of unabashed creativity during the video rental boom of the 1980s to early 1990s. The art explodes with a succulent indulgent blend of design illustration typography and hilarious copywriting. Written and curated by Tom The Dude Designs Hodge poster artist extraordinaire and VHS obsessive with a foreword by Mondo's Justin Ishmael this collection contains over 240 full - scale complete video sleeves: Action Comedy Horror Kids Sci - fi Thrillers It's a world of mustached muscled men buxom beauties big explosions phallic guns and nightmare - inducing monsters. From the sublime to the ridiculous some are incredible works of art some are insane and some capture the tone of the films better than the films themselves. All are amazing and inspiring works of art that captivate the imagination. It's like stepping back in time into your local video store.
Title: Vhs: Video Cover Art 1980s To Early 1990s
Author(s): Hodge Thomas
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Barcode: 9780764348679
Pages: 264 Pages, 570 Color Photos
Publication Date: 5/28/2015
Category: Films, Cinema