Tiger Claws – Blu-Ray Cover 2021

Robert Sammelin created this Blu-Ray cover for "Tiger Claws" using digital painting, probably with some kind of tablet situation. I bet it was a blast for them. The dominant marks are these hatched lines creating a sense of depth. The overall effect is this warm, reddish, kind of fiery palette punctuated by these electric blue flashes – classic action movie vibes. You can sense the artist layering these digital strokes, building up form and intensity. I wonder, what's it like to work on something so narrative-driven, so tied to a specific project? It’s a different energy than making a purely abstract painting, where the image evolves through layers of intuition and improvisation. Still, there's an ongoing conversation here with other action movie posters, a lineage of visual storytelling. It's a reminder that all artists are in dialogue, responding to and reshaping what came before. Painting is not some dead medium, it’s this breathing, evolving thing.