over the past few weeks, star Wars fans It was bombed in one shot. it’s a sticker, By artist Matt Fergusonto promote 40 theatrical re-release of the Return of the Jedi. The sticker has been used on umbrellas, in theaters, as gifts, and more. And the question is always, “When can I buy that?” The answer is May Fourth with you.
Lucasfilm, Bottleneck Gallery, and Acme Archives Matt Ferguson will be released excellent Return of the Jedi Print, in four different editions, starting at noon on May 4, EST BottleneckGallery.com. There are two timed versions, one in English and one in Japanese, both in the regular color way, as well as two limited editions, in English and Japanese as well, in different colors. Those are limited to 425 each. You can see all below.
io9 spoke with Ferguson via email, who told us how it felt to see his art everywhere over the past few weeks. “It was absolutely incredible,” he said. “Being a part of that and seeing everyone excited and sharing their love for the movie was such a blast. After announcing art on stage in celebration, With me there is something I will always cherish. It’s also been used on Disney+, which is weirdly surreal and definitely cool, to have art on my TV like that.”
The poster happened because Ferguson also worked with Lucasfilm and Disney a few years ago on a very similar project. “It came about because I made this art for my 40th anniversary The empire strikesFerguson Books. So it only makes sense that I would want to submit art for it serious also. Fortunately, the wonderful people at Disney and Lucasfilm brought me back.”
Although the picture leans heavily on the characters of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, this wasn’t always the case. “At first we talked about having more characters on the poster, bringing the main people in there, but then maybe the art wasn’t as original,” he said. Also on empire I really stripped the art down to the basics of the story, so it felt appropriate to do it all over again on this poster.” In fact, when Ferguson began working on the poster, he made a list of the elements he wanted to include: “Endor, green, lightsaber, Jedi, Luke, Vader, AT-ST/Speeders, Ewoks.” “I think I managed to get that stuff into the poster, almost,” he said.
As for which version he prefers, Ferguson’s answer might surprise you. “I like the Japanese variant,” he said. “The Japanese genre pulls off art and it really suits me star Wars. “
Something else fits star Wars She is a trio and now that Ferguson has done posters for both of them The empire strikes And Return of the JediOnly one thing remains. “I will do a job Star Wars (A New Hope) Anniversary Poster In a heartbeat, yeah,” he said. “Even I know exactly what I’m going to do with art. So yeah, I hope so! Actually, at this point, I kind of want to make key art like this in the entire Skywalker saga. This is a challenge I would like to take on.”
And one we’d like to put up on our walls. This is the group’s final poster.
Timed English and Japanese versions of Matt Ferguson Return of the Jedi They come in 24 by 36 inches, 11 screen print colors, and cost $65 each. It will go on sale from 12 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST on May 7th. Editions will be determined by the number of labels sold.
The Regular and Variant limited editions, with a more silver color, are also a 24-by-36-inch, 11-color screen print, but they cost $85 each. It will also go on sale at noon on May 4, EST.
All stickers will be available at bottleneckgallery.com. May the Force be with you.
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