Mon Oncle - Monsieur Hulot (Jacques Tati) - Vintage French Film Movie Poster by Pierre Étaix c.1958 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print 24 x 32 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Pierre Étaix - Pierre Etaix (1928-2016) is a renowned artist, designer, filmmaker and clown. A fan of the intelligent slapstick comedy of the silent Screen, Étaix has frequently been called 'the French Buster Keaton: Born in the Loire region of France, Etaix moved to Paris in his mid-twenties and worked as an illustrator while also performing in cabaret and as a circus clown with the renowned Nino Fabri. In 1954, a chance meeting with Acques at also perio-ming collaborating on Tati's tour de force, Mon Oncle, as assistant directot, gagman and designer. Étaix was also responsible for the striking French poster campaign for the film. The stripped-down graphics and bold colour scheme were very modern for the time and it has since become one of the most famous French posters of the 1950s. Étaix's work on Mon Oncle gave him a taste for filmmaking and in 1961 he made his first short film, Rupture. This was followed wo years later by Heureux anniversaire, which won him an Academy Award for Best Short Film. Between 1963 and 1970, he made five feature films, including Le Soupirant (1962) and Yoyo (1964). In 1973, he formed the National Circus School in France with his wife Annie Fratellini, and the couple also toured as a clowning duo.