banksy records personal documentary type of video. clever artist.
bbc news article below (from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5310416.stm). includes details of the event documented in the above video (he visited 6 cities, placed 500). statements from banksy's spokeswoman (that sounds like a cool job). and some surprising admissions from big record company spokesmodels. banksy is a clever fellow -- i think he will be in the art history books.
as i was writing this, i started thinking about how much the banksy cds would cost on ebay;
(1) ended Sep-04-06 08:59:43 PDT; this cd, 1 of 500 placed so far,
had 1 bid and sold for 350 pounds/ 666.75 usd.
(2) as i write this, with 13 hours, 6 minutes to go, there are 3 on ebay.
(a) the one going first is up to 370 pounds/704.85 usd (with 13 hours to go); and
(3) an entrepreneur named manksy (or something like that) has set up shop and is selling "burnt" copies; bootlegs = less art value, true fan; buy it now for 29.99 gbp/ 57.13 usd.
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Paris Hilton targeted in CD prank
Hundreds of Paris Hilton albums have been tampered with in the latest
stunt by "guerrilla artist" Banksy. Banksy has replaced Hilton's CD
with his own remixes and given them titles such as Why am I Famous?,
What Have I Done? and What Am I For?
He has also changed pictures of her on the CD sleeve to show the US
socialite topless and with a dog's head.
A spokeswoman for Banksy said he had doctored 500 copies of her debut
album Paris in 48 record shops across the UK.
She told the BBC News website: "He switched the CDs in store, so he
took the old ones out and put his version in."
But he left the original barcode so people could buy the CD without
realising it had been interfered with.
Banksy is notorious for his secretive and subversive stunts such as
sneaking doctored versions of classic paintings into major art
galleries. His spokeswoman said he had tampered with the CDs in
branches of HMV and Virgin as well as independent record stores.
He visited cities including Bristol, Brighton, Birmingham, Newcastle,
Glasgow and London, she added.
A spokesman for HMV said the chain had recovered seven CDs from two
Brighton shops but was unaware that other locations were affected.
Artistic leeway
No customers had complained or returned a doctored version, he said.
"It's not the type of behaviour you'd want to see happening very
often," he said.
"I guess you can give an individual such as Banksy a little bit of
leeway for his own particular brand of artistic engagement.
"Often people might have a view on something but feel they can't
always express it, but it's down to the likes of Banksy to say often
what people think about things.
"And it might be that there will be some people who agree with his
views on the Paris Hilton album."
A spokesman for Virgin Megastores said staff were searching for
affected CDs but it was proving hard to find them all.
"I have to take my hat off - it's a very good stunt," he added.
Sneak Peek!
Crumble . Crackle . Burn
by Von Glitschka
Crumble Crackle Burn portrays the aesthetic beauty of an art book but the functionality of a valuable tool that professional designers and illustrators will use again and again. It features 60 photographic textures of natural, real-world surfaces along with corresponding examples of how they can be artistically applied in design and illustration projects. The companion DVD contains all 60 high-resolution texture images in 3 formats that are ready for professional use. Also included on the DVD are additonal bonus textures bringing the total to over 120.
Compiled by a professional for professionals, these organic textures are timeless in application and will quickly become a favorite resource that will spark the imagination, inspire creativity and infuse your art with an authentic, organic flair.
Each of the '60' textures featured in the book will come with the following hi-res images:
- Layered Photoshop File (Grayscale)
- Bitmap Tiff
- Photoshop Brush Derived from texture
Some of my art using a texture called 'Wooden it be great'.
Also included in the book is a chapter I wrote on 'Texture Exploring' it even shows one of my first texture pictures going all the way back to 1985.
Make sure to bookmark 'www.TextureBook.com' it'll have free downloadable texture samples, an additional secondary set for those who purchase the book and will of course allow you to peek inside the book before ordering it.
Preview the interior
I have now posted interior images of the book here.
Now available on Amazon.com
You can pre-order 'Crumble. Crackle. Burn - 120 Stunning Textures for Design and Illustration' now through Amazon.com. (The release date is May, 2007) The book comes with a DVD containing over all the textures shown in the book and additional bonus textures. It's a no-brainer price for a book that will both inspire and facilitate your own creative growth.
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