''The Electric House'', 1922 - art by Eric Rohman
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''The Electric House'', 1922 - art by Eric Rohman
Artist
Movie World Posters
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Mixed Media - Vintage Movie Posters
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A vintage movie poster of ''The Electric House'', 1922 silent comedy short film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. It is known for its innovative and humorous use of electrical devices and automation. Here's a description of the movie:
Plot Summary:
"The Electric House" opens with Buster Keaton as a recent college graduate who is mistakenly given a degree in electrical engineering instead of a degree in botany. As a result, he is sent to work as an electrical engineer.
Buster's first job is to wire a large, lavish mansion for electricity. With the help of his assistant, Buster embarks on this massive project, which includes installing various electrical gadgets and appliances throughout the house.
However, chaos ensues when Buster's assistant mixes up the wiring instructions, resulting in a house filled with absurd and comically exaggerated automated features. The once-normal house becomes a hilarious maze of moving staircases, rotating tables, and unpredictable gadgets.
Throughout the film, Buster Keaton's deadpan expressions and impeccable physical comedy come into play as he navigates the chaotic and unpredictable environment he unintentionally created. The film showcases Keaton's talent for visual gags and slapstick humor.
One of the film's memorable sequences involves Buster hosting a dinner party at the automated house. The dinner quickly descends into a series of mishaps and slapstick moments as the automated features of the house wreak havoc on the guests and the meal.
As the film progresses, Buster's attempts to rectify the situation lead to even more uproarious situations, including a climactic chase sequence and a spectacular stunt involving a falling house.
"The Electric House" is celebrated for its innovative use of technology and automation as sources of humor. It reflects the fascination with modern technology that was prevalent during the 1920s and plays on the theme of the unintended consequences of automation.
The film is relatively short, as was common for silent comedies of the era, but it packs in a remarkable amount of visual comedy and creativity. Buster Keaton's ability to interact with the absurd and unpredictable environment created within the house is a testament to his physical comedy prowess.
Overall, "The Electric House" remains a classic example of Buster Keaton's silent comedy genius and his talent for turning everyday situations into hilarious and inventive scenarios. It continues to be enjoyed by fans of silent cinema and physical comedy.
About the artist:
Eric Wilhelm Rohman (May 18, 1891, Nyköping, Sweden— Jan. 6, 1949, Stockholm) was a Swedish illustrator and advertising artist.
The crisp and essential style of Rohman is striking in his movie posters. His traits are well outlined and sharp and give life to the characters; he uses few colors and is never too loud, he has a great originality in managing the composition and the construction of space.
The Swedish artist creates movie posters that are caricatured and powerful in the representation, with high graphic settings. He depicts essential backgrounds of cities, apartment interiors, airplanes, bars, or simple backgrounds with geometric patterns. Rohman's posters attract the audience's attention creating curious scenes, geometric and coherent in the narrative but never static. That never gets boring.
He was raised in Helsingborg, where he discovered a passion for drawing and acting after his undergraduate education. To satisfy his newfound craving, he spent years studying under Swedish painter and illustrator Carl Wilhelmson at the Gothenburg Academy of the Arts. He took side work creating advertising illustrations for newspapers to pay his tuition. He also designed and drew several book covers and books.
Rohman had a brother who managed a large chain of theaters, which needed a constant supply of original art for film posters. Rohman then began working for his brother, which launched his career as a poster designer. In 1921 he was the only person in Sweden who worked full-time creating poster illustrations.
However, to fulfill the theater's demand, he had to work quickly. As a result, he designed four or five posters every week. But he was nonetheless generally still able to bring out the essential details of the film and its actors to express the essence of a film's theme.
Search "Rohman" to see more of his art.
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May 30th, 2021
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