The story behind a painting can be as fascinating as the painting itself. That’s what the ad and poster campaign created by DDB Brasil for MASP’s (São Paulo Museum of Art) guided tours shows.
The ad pieces use the comic books language to tell the real story of important paintings in the museum’s collection. The pieces, painted by masters such as Van Gogh, Renoir and Modigliani are shown as comics.
Each narrative emulates the respective artist’s style, as if it had been taken out of the artist’s sketchbook. Many frames were inspired by real paintings and sketches. The copy also makes historical references with real quotes from the authors and characters from the piece. “A painting is just a part of the story”, the campaign was designed to reach both laymen and those who already have an interest in the story of the arts.
The idea is to convey to both audiences that to admire a painting on the wall can be just a part of the full experience – and thus promote the Guided Tours service that features the detailed story of the paintings in MASP’s collection, the trajectory of their artists and the historical contextualization of each piece.
Advertising Agency: DDB, Brazil
Executive Creative Director: Marco Versolato
Creative Director: Luciano Lincoln, Wilson Mateos
Copywriter: Marco Abrucio
Art Director: Ulisses Razaboni
Account Supervisor: Mônica de Carvalho, Daniel Malavazzi
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Paulo Donizete Martinez
Art Buyer: Clariana Costa, Alessandra Salles
Illustrator: Estudiorama
Maockup: Mockup10 (Hugo Miguel)
Photographer: Sergio Prado
Graphic Prduction: Clariana Costa, Anelito Nóbrega
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