Ambition, Drugs, and Death Artist: Unknown Date: 1980s Medium: Gouache on Illustration Board Dimensions: 8 3/4" X 11 1/2" Condition: Excellent Original Use: Poster Illustration for The Police Files: Ambition, Drugs and Death Price: $750.00 Above: Full View of Artwork A well-rendered depiction of a ghostly addict and a horrified onlooker, both menaced by a faceless hand wielding a syringe. An evocative yet lurid example of Mexican movie poster art, for the film Ambicion, Droga, y Muerte: De Policia ("Ambition, Drugs, and Death: Police Files"). This is a different take on the war on drugs and a colorful and harrowing look at the real life crisis which continues to provide fodder for art to this day.Verso shows printer's notations and film title. Above: Detail of Verso Recently, there has been a burgeoning interest in Mexican calendar, poster, and movie art, and the potential for this new to the market genre is only going to continue to grow! Search for more art by Unknown Top of Page | Return to The Screening Room index | Home Look in All Categories About Us Pulp & Men's Magazines Original Advertising Art Illustration & Cover Art Pin-up & Glamour Art The Screening Room Photographs & Print Decorative Arts Fine Art Artists Sorry, It's Sold! for This search facility can find single words or continuous phrases that appear in the text of this website. Use the Advanced Search facility to locate pieces added to the site between a specific date range.