Comments on: Brian Ulrich http://www.lostateminor.com/2008/09/10/brian-ulrich/ Lost At E Minor: For creative people Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:28:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Zoltonhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2008/09/10/brian-ulrich/#comment-195868 Zolton Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:50:20 +0000 http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=9605#comment-195868 Hey Robyn, thanks for your note, but we have looked into this and the photo is by Brian Urlich. You are correct to think that it has been inspired by Thomas Demand, but this was Urlich’s point, which he made in his blog entry under which the photo ran:‘One of the things I always find interesting is the co-opting of artists into the advertising spaces. I’ve also found a lot of instances of co-opting of artists works/ideas in retail space. Coincidence?’Urlich was reflecting in his photo how retail spaces have borrowed from the work and ideas of famous photography to create their own interior layouts/designs.The Thomas Demand photo you’re probably referring to is this one:http://sexdrugsandrococo.blogspot.com/2007/08/german-photographer-thomas-demand.htmlZolton Hey Robyn, thanks for your note, but we have looked into this and the photo is by Brian Urlich. You are correct to think that it has been inspired by Thomas Demand, but this was Urlich’s point, which he made in his blog entry under which the photo ran:

‘One of the things I always find interesting is the co-opting of artists into the advertising spaces. I’ve also found a lot of instances of co-opting of artists works/ideas in retail space. Coincidence?’

Urlich was reflecting in his photo how retail spaces have borrowed from the work and ideas of famous photography to create their own interior layouts/designs.

The Thomas Demand photo you’re probably referring to is this one:

http://sexdrugsandrococo.blogspot.com/2007/08/german-photographer-thomas-demand.html

Zolton

]]> By: Robynhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2008/09/10/brian-ulrich/#comment-195819 Robyn Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:24:37 +0000 http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=9605#comment-195819 I'm a little confused. The image you have posted here is a very famous image taken by well known photographer Thomas Demand. Is this incorrect or did this guy go out and take the exact same image? I’m a little confused. The image you have posted here is a very famous image taken by well known photographer Thomas Demand. Is this incorrect or did this guy go out and take the exact same image?

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