I
have many
things on my art-related wish list: A work on paper by Betty Goodwin, a Serge
Lemoyne painting, a Jim Dine heart sculpture, anything by General Idea...
(Pleeeease let me win the lottery soon!) But one piece on my wish list that is
not out of grasp is a silkscreen by the young and oh-so-hip street
artist WhatisAdam:
The
French-Canadian in me just can't help but love this maple syrup can look-alike.
It’s as if Andy Warhol had tailored a print to my cultural heritage. FUN FACT:
I heard through the grapevine that Dominion & Grimm, the trademark owners of
the original maple syrup can, spotted WhatisAdam’s Maple Sizzurp and send him an email. Surprisingly, this email did not
include a cease and desist threat... Nope. Just a simple request: In exchange for
a print, they would provide the artist with a full licensed agreement and a
case of maple syrup. Now that is,
quite literally, a sweet deal.
This is awesome. I want one too. And, in terms of communications, they fid the right thing - what a great way to promote their product!
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