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Simultaneously celebrating Inglourious Basterds' wild revenge fantasies while raising money for Haitian relief, 13 graphic artists have put their own spins on Quentin Tarantino's World War II picture.
Nominated for eight Oscars, Inglourious Basterds will likely cede the big Best Picture prize to Avatar or The Hurt Locker at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. Win or lose, the movie is stuffed with enough indelible scenes to inspire the vivid array of graphic interpretations showcased in The Lost Art of Inglourious Basterds.
Half of the 156 limited-edition posters in the collection were signed by Tarantino and auctioned, with proceeds earmarked for the American Red Cross. Organized by Upper Playground, the collection includes a color-blasted piece by California street artist David Choe (pictured above) that revisits Basterds' bat-beating sequence.
Check out more images from The Lost Art of Inglourious Basterds below.
Skinner
The artist known as Skinner pictures the war's bloody maw spitting out hordes of vengeful, knife-wielding Nazi-scalpers as Hitler cowers.
Alex Pardee
The American eagle lays waste to a Nazi ogre in Alex Pardee's action scene. Artist-filmmaker Pardee wears several hats: He also shot the Funny or Die's Shia LaBeouf home-invasion video.
Dora Drimalas
Dora Drimalas goes the black-and-white route with this piece of pared-down splatter art. Drimalas sells art at toy and graphics outlet Super7.
Estevan Oriol
Graphic designer Estevan Oriol Photoshopped a disturbing boots-to-head scenario.
Grotesk
Brooklyn-based Swiss artist Grotesk produced this sleek graphic in the style of Psycho poster designer Saul Bass.
Nate Van Dyke
Illustrator Nate Van Dyke pulled together swastika, skull and blood motifs for this concept piece. Van Dyke's portfolio includes design contributions to the City of Heroes videogame.
Jeremy Fish
San Francisco Bay Area artist Jeremy Fish goes with animal metaphors to subvert the "lambs to slaughter" cliché. Fish's work has appeared on Nike shoes and in Rome art galleries.
Martinez-hand-ib
Artist Martinez-hand-ib symbolizes Basterds' revenge theme as a bloody Sieg Heil! salute.
Morning Breath
Design collective Morning Breath gives Hitler a spanking in this kitschy cartoon. Based in Brooklyn, Morning Breath designed CD packaging for Foo Fighters among others.
Munk One
Brad Pitt's Aldo Raine stands front and center in this stylized group portrait by Munk One. The artist also designs tattoos, rock band merch and a wide array of art products.
Rene Almanza
"Haunted by the Third Reich" might be the subtitle for this rendering by Rene Almanza.
Sam Flores
San Francisco's Sam Flores taps into the film's somber side, though he allows for some light at the end of the tunnel.
Images courtesy the artists and The Weinstein Company
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