People in glass houses… yadda yadda yadda. Whatever.
Remember when the above image did the rounds on the Internet a few months ago?
I’ve Googled the hell out of it and I can’t find the name of the artist anywhere (sorry – happy to be corrected by a more knowledgeable commenter). But hey, irrespective of the origins, let it not be said that good art can’t be stolen re-purposed for advertising purposes.
Check out this new set of print ads from Mercedes Benz, highlighting its new ‘blind spot assist’ feature.
Yawn of yawns.
While I don’t know the origins of the above image (earliest I can find is a Reddit post from last year) – the technique is much older.
The photographer Erwin Blumenfeld created a very similar shot back in 1945.
James Whatley Reply:
September 1st, 2014 at 11:33
Cheers, Terence.
Yeah, my googling bottomed out at that Reddit post too. Good to know that the technique dates back more than fifty years (at least).
This Kateboy video has a similar technique:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raqxctNC04k
James Whatley Reply:
September 14th, 2014 at 22:24
That’s a great find (and a great video).
Cheers.