On the Big Screen
The hot, hot heat of summer is upon us and the cinemaplexes are chock full of action-packed superhero excitement. Iron Man. The Hulk. Hancock. The Dark Knight. But maybe these movies are too slick for your taste? Maybe they’re a little too Hollywood? Well, here’s an alternative… Atzgerman. Created by Atzgerei, a band of Austian designer/artists, Atzgerman: The Movie is bizarre glimpse into the somewhat anticlimactic adventures of “a screenprinting superhero.” He’s named for the Austrian city of Atzgersdorf. Why hasn’t someone thought of this sooner?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnbi2Xv7ND0
Here are some screencaptures.The embedding option has been disabled so I can’t paste the video directly into the post. Click on the link above to watch Atzgerman on youtube.
If you’re familiar with Seattle print-artist Ben Moreau’s work, it’s almost as if one of his characters walked out of a print and into an episode of The Monkees. My favorite part is the glowing phone (though the convulsive transformation is a close second). At one point, Atzgerman appears to give someone computer advice. I don’t necessarily understand it but that may be the point.
One of Ben Moreau’s Lithographs.
Awesome create superhero !! Love the phone !!