Workshop: Artist Trading Cards, Art&Seek
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
The collapse between high and low art, between art and business, between art only the rich can afford and art we can all take home, is a fact of postmodern life, the upcoming King Tut exhibit being debated on this blog just one example. I recently stumbled on the phenomenon of small, mass-produced "art" objects that you can buy in museum gift shops for as little as $6. Many of these "designer toys" are inspired by Japanese anime, graffiti and other "low" art forms. Artist trading cards are another way that art is getting to the masses while also serving as a kind of business card for the artists who produce them. For the recipients, these popularly priced or even free pieces of art may be a step up from Beanie Babies or railroad lanterns (which my stepfather collects). But, to invoke a pun, they're in the same ballpark. Modeled on the age-old collecting (and, of course, trading) of sports cards, artist trading cards are a very specific form with rules and conventions. They're supposed
An ARTIST TRADING CARD WORKSHOP. Here's how…
Artist Trading Cards by Courtney Cerruti - Creativebug
4 Artist Trading Cards (ATC) / 4 Künstlersammelkarten
A Few Of The Original Artist Trading Cards I've Been Making, 41% OFF
ATC Artist Trading Cards
Artist Trading Cards Chamber Dance Project
Simon Says: Artist Trading Cards
Art in Motion: Artist Trading Cards
Halloween Artist Trading Cards Guide —
ATC (Artist Trading Cards) Halloween paper crafts, Artist trading cards, Halloween tags
Artist Trading Cards
from
per adult (price varies by group size)