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Vid Taylor Transforms Times News Clippings into Pop Art
NEW YORK, March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Vid Taylor's upcoming art
exhibit in New York City is a sign of the Times.
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Literally and figuratively. His new project, the "Times Newsaic," is
derived solely from New York Times snippets. After reading the
newspaper, he tears out sections of pages and then scans the images
and words into digital format. By rearranging the pieces, Taylor
creates a unique piece of art, which is transformed into a 30-inch
square limited edition screen printed lithograph.
The artwork is culled from the news and has the texture of a mosaic,
thus the name "Newsaic."
As part of the Select Fair and Frieze Art Week, Taylor's Newsaic
collection will be on display from May 8-11 at the Altman Building,
135 West 18th Street, in the heart of Chelsea, a historic area of
Manhattan's West Side.
"I'm very excited to have this new body of work as a part of the
Select Fair," says Taylor, who owns and runs Popboompow
(www.popboompow.com), a New York pop art studio. "People from all over
the world will be in to see this exhibit of fine art.
A critical part of creating the Newsaic is taking words and images out
of context, combining them together to form something that almost
contradicts itself. "It's like breathing new life into the structure,"
Taylor explains.
In order to display this fine art properly, Taylor is seeking
additional funding. His goal is to raise $10,000 to defray the cost of
frames, materials, film, printing, canvas and other expenses.
To meet this goal, he has launched a Kickstarter campaign, where
supporters can donate varying amounts of money to back this effort. To
make a donation, view the artwork or obtain more information about
this project, visit
www.kickstarter.com/projects/vidtaylor/popboompow-presents-vid-taylor-at-the-select-fair.
Thus far, more than $5,600 has been raised. Depending on their
donation level, contributors can receive miniature Newsaic samples
signed by the artist, limited edition lithographs and full-size
Newsaic replicas. The top pledge level fetches a 48-inch square
Newsaic canvas print of the donor's choice, signed and personalized by
Taylor.
Taylor began crafting this type of pop art in 2008 and has created
hundreds of pieces. The exhibit at the Altman Building is the first
public display of this work.
For further information, visit
www.kickstarter.com/projects/vidtaylor/popboompow-presents-vid-taylor-at-the-select-fair,
the Popboompow website (www.popboompow.com) or the Popboompow Facebook
page, www.facebook.com/popboompow.
Contact: Vid Taylor 917-355-9215 Email popboompow.com
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