Friday, August 26, 2011

STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) Alternate Poster Art

This is another art treasure that I stumbled across recently. Apparently, this is an alternate poster image created for Paramount's Star Trek - The Motion Picture campaign, painted by the incredible Bob Peak. It's a very striking composition, although probably too low key and sedate for what the studio was trying to sell to audiences as an epic science fiction adventure - and I do like the art they went with for the one-sheet better.

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I never saw this painting before coming upon it online a short while ago. Does anyone know if this was used on any 1979-vintage Trek merchandise or in promoting the film in non-U.S. markets?

7 comments:

  1. Wow that is a fantastic piece. I too must confess I've never seen it before. Great disovery Chris.

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  2. I've got a good memory for this sort of thing and don't remember it either. I doubt it was ever used, or if it was, it was in a magazine ad or something obscure.

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  3. Never seen it before either and I thought I had seen everything associated with STTMP. It's very good.

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  4. Can't say I've seen it before either. Nice piece. Bob Peak always delivered.

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  5. Thanks for posting. Never saw that image before. I do think the "rainbow" poster is simpler and more memorable, though. But this is good (Of course, it's Bob Peak).

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  6. This is rejected Bob Peak key artwork from the original theatrical campaign. I actually saw the original piece last year at a Peak gallery show the MPAA put up at their Beverly Hills headquarters. It was never actually used for anything.

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