When Roman wrote to share the posters in his home, we were blown away. He has one of the most extensive Mondo collections we’ve seen. He talks a little about his assemblage below.
“Rather than having one favorite I have three. Each for their own different reasons. When it comes to sheer artistry you truly have to appreciate Aaron Horkey’s Dead Man. The detail in the lettering is a thing of beauty. I keep that one in my bedroom since it’s comforting to see it before I go to bed in artificial light and in the sunlight first thing in the morning.”
“For personal and nostalgic reasons, the Cinemania is one of my other favorites. I think that’s the first Alamo poster I remember seeing. It was one of 3 with a Better Off Dead and a Warriors (damn, I wish I had that one, too!). A friend and I planned a couple of weeks for that weekend that never happened, but the aftermath was just as sweet and we got to meet Michael Beck (Swan) from The Warriors. Also, I have become a bit of a nut on the history of the Alamo, and this makes for a great piece in that history.”
“I do have to say that the poster I have probably studied the most is the There Will Be Blood from this past year’s Rolling Roadshow; not only because I love Olly Moss and the film itself, but because of how beautifully simple and powerful the image is. I don’t think I have ever seen a poster of any kind that with one simple object manages to completely sum up the conflicting forces in a film.”
“On a side note, for those that do not know, good framing does not have to be super expensive. Yes, some of your favorite works, like my True Grit, Cinemania and Dead Man, deserve that 3 figure treatment, but each of those pieces are a treasure and deserve to be protected. I work with Lee Avalone at the Hobby Lobby on 183 and Lamar for each of my pieces. She has really helped me to get the bang for my buck and anyone local would be doing themselves and their art a great favor in looking her up. Plus, she has an art degree… Many of these are protected for the long term by just having a great advisor to help you make good choices that fit your budget.
Anyone can feel free to send me questions about any of this via the comments section, I’ll give all the advice I can. I hate to see great pieces get destroyed because they’re exposed to variations of heat and moisture.”
Thanks to Roman for taking the time to share his vast collection + tips on framing!
If you’d like to have your posters featured on the blog, please send your pictures (at least 700px wide) to Justin (at) MondoTees.com.
So THAT’S who snaps up all the Mondo posters within seconds of them becoming available!
good job – and I like your house too, looks nice
I’m impressed Roman, definitely nicely done. I frame all of them myself which is affordable and easy, you’d be surprised. It is good to speak to a professional when it comes to prints you want to pay special attention to… like my Olly Moss Empire poster. Thanks for the pics!
I’m guessing buying a $50.00 off-the-shelf frame at Michaels is not adequate enough to keep this prints lasting a while? I don’t need archival framing materials that’ll preserve the poster for my children’s children (this would be nice, but I can’t justify the price) but should I be worried about a standard wooden frame with a particle-board backing (not cardboard, I guess the next step up) destroying my Mondo posters?
If you have a little more advise on the framing I’d love to hear it. I’ve been buying the Del Toro series and just buying frames at Michaels. They frame fit but not perfectly, they border on the prints don’t really show properly in them. About how much are you paying for the frames?
Thanks Chris and johans! I’ve been so busy traveling I didn’t even realize this was posted. It’s awesome to stumble across.
Ryan – Many of the frames you can buy for about $25-$30 at Hobby Lobby. They are on sale every other week (may be the same price at Michael’s, but I haven’t checked). The trick is to go ahead and spend the extra cash on acid free backing which is inexpensive. Museum glass is also a huge plus at not much of an additional cost.
The price doesn’t really start to climb until you hit non-standard frame sizes, but for many of these I just buy a standard frame and have the poster matted. My “Four Lions” and “Let Me In” prints are prime examples. Not only is it less expensive than doing a custom frame, you can choose a matte color that really makes the piece POP! Easily under $100. Closer to the $50-$60 range.
Chris – Can’t believe you scored that Olly Moss! I blinked and they were gone. Congrats!
Hi Roman,
Great collection — where did you get the poster for The Fighter and who was the artist on that? Thanks!
Peter – I purchased the Fighter print through 1988 Gallery. The artist is a local (Austin) guy named Billy Perkins. He has done quite a few Mondo pieces. His The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was outstanding…. He has a website. I don’t know the address off hand, but you should be able to Google it. Great stuff.
Man Roman, this is quite impressive.
Hopefully you’ll see me on here shortly. I’ve been procrastinating on joining the “We’ve been Framed” club, so to speak, but I’ve got:
- Big Trouble in Little China
- Heroes at the Alamo
- Inglourious Basterds
- Cinemania (Foxy Brown and Shabadoh)
- Plan 9 from Outer Space (from Mondo’s teaming up with Fright Rags)
- Antichrist
Where do you get your museum glass? I get my frames wherever I find them, but I’m thinking of “upgrading” some of them with the acid-free backing and museum glass like you mentioned.
Thanks for the info Roman!
Hi Roman,
You’ve got an amazing collection and you’ve also got a great eye for layout and composition. You can see that you put a lot of thought and consideration before hanging your art up. It certainly paid off.
My question to you is; do you use spacers on the posters you don’t have matting on? I see your Stout Star Wars set doesn’t appear to have any matting. I was wondering if you used spacers for those?. I hear a lot about concerns with silk screening laying up against the frames glass/plexiglass, so I wasn’t sure what your take is on that.
I was going to custom frame my modest collection, but upon finding this article it appears I may still have other options. Most of mine are in 24×36 and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to make my frames bigger by adding matting. Should I use spacers or should I not even worry about my poster laying up against the glass? I look forward to your response. Once again, great collection.
Thank you,
Ronald