Adam Katz is a fellow Syracuse Grad and current MFA Candidate in SVA’s Designer as Author program. For Stefan Sagmeister’s “Things I Have Learned in My Life” project, he came up with something I think all designers can relate to: “All of my good ideas are battles.” For the installation, Adam spray painted 1500 plastic army men and applied them to a glass window—great concept and execution.
Here’s a video of the installation process:
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Cool idea. Brett Yasko did something very similar for the Three Rivers Arts Festival Gallery in Pittsburgh. http://www.brettyasko.com/category/experiments/05-experiment05/
actually someone did the same thing 2 years ago, with a very similar concept (“Good ideas never die”).
Army men, orange spray paint, come on
http://www.oji-design.com/home.html
Jesse I was aware of Brett’s as a jumping off position for this piece I love his work.
Giampiero I think you are being a bit harsh there with your criticism I was unaware of this project but I am sure I’m not the first person to spray paint things orange. Thanks for the link nonetheless.
just noticed that, i’m sure of your good faith :)
nice job, though
g-
what is the music for this video?
Madvillian is the music Roman
All of my gaad ideas are battles?
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