Film
After Hours & Behind the Scenes at Museums
Museums are an obvious place to find art but not in this way. Several DC museums are open after hours on specific nights and times. This is the second year the museums have joined the ranks of nightlife clubs and it’s a popular thing. Tickets sell out in advance. Here’s the story, Mingling at the Museum, with the details of which museums are participating their website links. If you’re looking for more artwork that’s not usually on view, try going behind the scenes. Many museums have archived artwork in storage that can be viewed, as seen as an example here at the New York Historical Society. You don’t have to…
Sign of the Times
Here’s an interesting post — created by being out of work — the blog The ART of out of work. I think the design is very creative. What’s that idiom, “Necessity is the mother of invention?” In this case, I would say that the situation presented a creative opportunity for this blogger and I hope it brings them success! I appreciate the postings as very inspirational for creative hutzpah. Here’s an update to my last post regarding the Eric Clapton and other musician portraits at Robert Hall in London: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8014017.stm. And speaking of, you never know when you’re going to meet someone in the entertainment world. Over the weekend, my…
T. Rowe Price
I have to give kudos to T. Rowe Price for their latest TV commercials using ink and rice. They were both created by JWT New York Agency and the production company is Psyop (shown here, via AdFreakThree’s YouTube postings: I think these ads are fantastic — very artistic with innovative animation. I am always mesmerized when I see them, almost as an everyday occurrence on TV. Also check out glossy’s ad blog and their portfolio, including their promotional work for Radiohead in their video, House of Cards. I particularly liked their posting regarding the ad company, Legs and their new website. I was pretty captivated by the continuous, slow-motion affect…
