Design Inspiration from The NY Times?

nytimeswallpaper.jpgWallpaper designer A. J. Bocchino is recycling old issues of the New York Times in a more artistic way than tossing it in the blue bin. He's taking headlines from 1990 to 2005 and creating rolls of wallpaper out of them. He describes the process and outcome, saying he uses the headlines "as data for systems that generate complex networks and forms. The headlines are organized chronologically and color-coded according to subject. Global, national, and local events generate a continuous stream of news from which color patterns emerge. The actions of George Bush, Michael Bloomberg, the United Nations, Israel, Palestine, and North Korea, among others, all serve as raw material and influence the structure of my work." As with all good wallpaper—this stuff is pricey, coming to $1,000 per roll (each one being 10' H x 40" W). Guess print isn't dead just yet.

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The dead Dadaists are smiling not at
the collage but at the selling price.

Might as well paper the walls with NYT stock for all they are worth. A lot cheaper than this wallpaper.

Sounds like a reasonable price for me given the economic times we are in. Do they sell them at Lowe's? Is there a limit on how how many rolls I can buy at that price?

"as data for systems that generate complex networks and forms." I thought there was a law against using controlled substances while talking "art speak" with your head up your ....

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