Baruch College – Tree of Life

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Baruch College - Tree of Life
Is that a tastefully draped Adam schooling a half-naked Eve on the right?
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Printed Veil

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Printed Veil

141 Fifth Avenue which has been covered in a trompe l’oeil print of the exterior of the building for the past two years is slowly being unveiled.
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Ageloff Bones

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Ageloff Bones
They appear to be doing serious structural work on the Ageloff Towers on Avenue A.
It is interesting to see the steel girders beneath the brick.
What must it be like living in those corner rooms while this is going on.

Ageloff Bones

Billboard Painters

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Billboard Painters
Sign painters plying their estimable skills in service of dreck, that creepy symmetrical girl movie. I imagine they are working from a lightly drawn grid. But what is their reference, just a photo of the ad or something more elaborate. I would want a printout with paint-by-numbers contours, to be of course skillfully blended away. This is an old time skill that I am glad still employs artisans. What must this cost, and how does it compare to printing techniques? A billboard this size is probably only done in NYC and LA, it may be cheaper to have it painted than gear up for a printing run of 2. Also the attention the billboard gets just from the spectacle of humans painting overhead, is bound to add some value to the ad. Here I am blogging about it for free. Arggh!