Collection: Ghana Movie Posters - Hand Painted on Recycled Canvas (Used Flour Sacks)
Hand painted Ghana movie posters are unique pieces of authentic African art!
These types of posters were exhibited many times in museums all over the world and are highly collectible!
Here is some information about the origin of this art form.
With the arrival of video and video cassettes in Ghana (West Africa) during 1980s, a small-scale film distribution mobile cinema was created.
The local operators were equipped with a television, a video player and, occasionally, with a portable generator.
They were moving from place to place showing their films - sometimes inside social clubs or houses and at night in open air!
In order to gather as many spectators as possible, they had to advertise their business and they needed huge posters. Because of this, a new art form was born.
After viewing the films, talented artists created large size posters using oil paint on used cotton flour sacks sewn together.
In order to make the poster more attractive, the artist had the freedom to add and change scenes seen, or not seen, in the movie. Each of them is UNIQUE because they express the vision of the artist himself.
As a result of the posters "hard" life (i.e., transported folded or rolled, displayed under the rain and sun for several months during their rounds all over Ghana), most were destroyed and the surviving ones are damaged at the ends of the canvas, are peeling, cracking and/or show other signs of wear.
By the mid-1990s, since television and video were more widely available in Ghana, the popularity of the mobile cinema business declined and almost collapsed.
The profits of the mobile cinema operators decreased, and they could no longer afford the "expensive" artists to paint their posters.
Currently, they use photocopy paper posters in order to cut cost and survive.
For more information concerning this type of art, please read Extreme Canvas: Hand-Painted Movie Poster from Ghana with over 350 colorful examples of these unique posters.
Please Note: Our posters are shipped unframed and rolled in a tube for safe delivery. If shipping to a country where tube shipping is not possible, the poster will be folded during shipping. This ensures it arrives in good condition, ready for you to frame or display as you prefer.
For those interested in exploring more about these fascinating pieces of art, we invite you to visit our "Archives" section. Here, you can browse through a collection of sold posters or those that are part of private collections. Our archives are constantly being updated with new additions, so there's always something new to discover.
The Archives is categorized into four exciting sections:
Explore the unique artistry and creativity of each genre and see how these captivating posters have captured the imagination of audiences over the years.
All the archived posters can be seen here
From Ghana movie posters to handcrafted African art, find it all at TribalGH.com.
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With God Movie Poster - Authentic Ghana Hand-Painted African Art
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Blood Heat: Ghanaian Hand-Painted Movie Poster by Leonardo
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Time Cop 2: Vibrant Ghana Hand-Painted Poster - Action & Art Merge
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Eagle vs Silver Fox: Authentic Ghanaian Martial Arts Movie Poster
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WHERE OCEANS TOUCH Movie Poster - Authentic Hand-Painted Ghana Art
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Authentic "AMERICAN NINJA 4" Ghana Hand-Painted Movie Poster | Collectible Art
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TROY MOVIE POSTER : Authentic Hand-Painted in Ghana by LEONARDO
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Authentic NAKED WEAPON Hand-Painted Ghanaian Movie Poster Art
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Authentic MASTER OF SHAOLIN Hand-Painted Ghana Movie Poster JET LEE
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Dragon Tiger Gate - Original Hand-Painted Ghanaian Martial Arts Movie Poster
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MAGNIFICENT WARRIORS: Authentic Hand-Painted Ghanaian Movie Poster
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CYBORG COP Ghana Hand-Painted Poster - Authentic African Art
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Cinema movie poster African hand painting Ghana BEYOND SHERWOOD FOREST
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WOLFHOUND: Action Unleashed - Authentic Ghana Hand-Painted Poster
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BOXER FROM SHANTUNG - Genuine Ghanaian Martial Arts Movie Poster
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Spirited Killer: Authentic Hand-Painted Ghanaian Action Movie Poster
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ONG BAK 3 - Rare Ghana Hand Painted Martial Arts Poster
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Return of One More Man 3 Movie Poster - Hand-Painted African Ghana Art
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US SEAL 2 - Rare Hand-Painted Ghanaian Movie Poster by DADA YOUNG MASTER
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Authentic SINS OF THE FATHER Movie Poster - Hand-Painted in Ghana
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LAST BURIAL 2 Movie Poster - Authentic Hand-Painted Ghanaian Art
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SIGNS OF END TIME Movie Poster - Hand Painted Ghanaian Art
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MISSION DYNAMO - Authentic Hand-Painted Ghanaian Movie Poster
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Authentic BREAK AWAY Ghana Hand-Painted Movie Poster by LEONARDO
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Ong Bak 2: Exclusive Ghanaian Hand Painted Martial Arts Poster
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ARMSTRONG: Original Ghanaian Hand-Painted Movie Poster Art
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SHAOLIN THE BLOOD MISSION - Original Ghana Hand-Painted Martial Arts Poster
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Authentic SURE FIRE Martial Art Ghana Hand-Painted Movie Poster
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OXOTA - PIRANHA Ghanaian Hand-Painted Action Movie Poster
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Two Champions of Death: Authentic Ghanaian Martial Arts Movie Poster
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TRIPLE IMPACT ACTION - Original Ghanaian Hand-Painted Movie Poster
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VUGA Movie Poster - Authentic Hand-Painted Ghana Art
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Wrong Turn 2 Ghana Hand Painted Movie Poster Art
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DEMON STRIKE Martial Arts - Authentic Ghanaian Hand-Painted Poster
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DARKNESS OF SORROW 2 Movie Poster - Hand Painted Ghana Art
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Heroes for Hire: Authentic Hand-Painted Ghanaian Movie Poster
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