Famous Polaroids go to Auction Sunday, Mar 28 2010

Selected pieces from the Polaroid collection are due to go up for auction in June of 2010.  Artists of the pieces include Ansel Adams, Chuck Close and Andy Warhol.  The more than 1,200 works are expected to sell for $7.5-11.5 million.  Former US judge Sam Joyner is leading a group who has launched a campaign to keep these pieces from being sold.  The collection was created by Polaroid founder Edwin Land, who gave film and equipment to leading artists in exchange for photographs.  It chronicles the story of photography, from decade to decade.

I agree with the group that is against the sale of these pieces.  These are so amazing, considering they’re from an instant camera that doesn’t even produce a negative.  These are the things we need to keep in public exhibits, for people to see for years to come.  That’s definitely a museum I would go to.

Source: theartnewspaper.com

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Photoshop Art Fakes Friday, Mar 19 2010

Worth1000.com does a competition for giving famous works of art a personal touch by using Photoshop, making them look fake.  Like this image of Van Gogh’s Cafe Terrace at Night, where the cafe has been turned into a Starbucks.  It’s almost hard to spot if you don’t know the piece already, but Starbucks obviously doesn’t fit in with that era. The ad below has been edited also, can you spot what’s out of place…?  Photoshop can do some amazing things!  Check out worth1000.com to see the other entries.

Source: artnewsblog.com

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Cool & Creative business card design Monday, Mar 8 2010

Business card and logo design is something I’m really interested in, as you only have a small area to get a lot of information into, and the overall look and design of the card is very important.  In some cases, it may be a deal breaker.  Here are some really interesting examples.  The first one is for a moving company, the second for a divorce lawyer.

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