There's no shortage of beauty and imagination in Pete Docter's Inside Out, but there's a special place in my heart for the character of Bing-Bong, the imaginary friend of Kaitlyn Dias' Riley. And it's not just because the character happens to be voiced by Richard Kind, the great comedian and theater actor from Spin City and Mad About You. There's a wild kind of tragedy to the character, who ends up saving Joy and Sadness (Amy Poehler and Phyllis Smith) in one crucial scene. He is at once a figure of unadulterated creation - a figure made out of the first inklings of formed personal ideas and fantasies that a child has - and a totem to a childhood that must end for new feelings and ideas to develop freely. In a film notable for its lilting melancholy, Bing Bong is perhaps the most striking vision of the combustible that come with growing up.
I certainly wasn't the only one who honed in on Bing Bong during the runtime of Inside Out, and his importance wasn't lost on those at Cyclops Print Works either. The specialized design company is not only about to release a limited edition serigraph poster for the film - a lovely, concise bit of artwork that includes the four main moods and Riley - but also a similar serigraph detailing the Bing Bong sing-a-long that Riley and him share. On top of this, they're putting out a really nice, beautifully colored serigraph for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which connects with Disney and Pixar's latest through its use of moods as personages.
The posters will be released for sale tomorrow, February 5th, at 12 p.m. PST, and can be purchased right here. Below, you can find images and the corresponding information for all three of these pieces, each one of which shows the same kind of buoyant artistry that made Inside Out a new classic and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs a classic to this day.
Here are the images and information:
Cyclops Print Works Print #33: Riley & Bing Bong’s Sing-Along by Dave Perillo
Size: 10”x20”
Technique: Serigraph | 7 colors
Edition Size: Limited Edition of 250
Features: Hand-numbered | Authenticity Seal
Paper: Coventry Rag Vellum 320 gsm
Printed by: Eclipse Workshop
Officially Licensed by Disney / Pixar
$40
Cyclops Print Works Print #32: Inside Out by Tom Whalen
Size: 24” x 36″
Technique: Serigraph | 12 colors
Edition Size: Limited Edition of 330
Features: Hand-numbered | Authenticity Seal
Paper: Plike White 330 gsm
Printed by: Eclipse Workshop
Officially Licensed by Disney / Pixar
$65
Cyclops Print Works Print #17: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Robert Ball
Size: 18”x24”
Technique: Serigraph | 6 colors
Edition Size: Limited Edition of 200
Features: Hand-numbered | Authenticity Seal
Paper: Plike Royal Blue 330 gsm
Printed by: Eclipse Workshop
Officially Licensed by Disney
$55