Paul Rogers’ unofficial re-creation of Mad Men titles goes viral

It appears going the entire summer without Mad Men is frustrating for fans of the show. Paul Rogers’ unofficial re-creation of the Mad Men opening titles has temporarily satiated hunger for any news about the next season. Paul posted his re-creation of the Mad Men titles earlier this month and can be seen here http://bit.ly/pkEnIg on Vimeo. Since then it’s had over 60,000 hits adding 1000 hits a day.

Even if you feel the original is better you can't deny this is an excellent example of an artist being proactive and turning a critical eye on the culture around him into a promotional vehicle. What pleases me most is Paul’s humble approach. He not really trying to call attention to himself in the sense of the mercenary publicist – he leaves that to me – he’s genuinely challenged by what he feels needs improvement and by solving a problem he creates a new style in his portfolio to offer clients.

Google Paul Rogers Mad Men and see for yourself.
NY Magazine http://bit.ly/plGLyG says its “extra-preppy”!

Things That Make You Happy http://bit.ly/qIRjgA says “cool…stylishly great”.

LA Weekly http://bit.ly/nVOVZ5 says “what better way to highlight than by contradicting it”.

Adweek + AOL/Fuel the Future http://bit.ly/q03d29 chimes in “It’s very of-its-time (the era the show represents, not know)!...we think we like this one better”.

And even The Daily Beast in its Sexy Beast Entertainment & Fashion section http://bit.ly/puEyIJ noted “…Paul Rogers took matters into his own hands to create this spirited remake.”

It even made the Mad Men Talk on AMC site http://bit.ly/nZgefK where you’ll find stalwart enthusiast for both the original version and critical as well as kind works for Paul’s re-creation.

CEO Portrait Paintings by Dennis Balogh

Dennis Balogh is painting compelling portraits for various clients in the financial and institutional arenas. Dennis says a few things about his approach:

"I can capture a serious look without losing the appeal of an individual making them still quite approachable."

"I find using my opaques liberally I'm able to avoid creating any harshness in the final portrait which is important when painting women."

"When emplying a painterly style the challenge is to maintain a spontaneous feel but not soften the features. I was pleased with the energy the final paintings capture. "

Dennis has a long list of CEOs painted for the NYSE. they include Fox, Xerox, Embracer, Darden Retaraunts, and many others.

Tatsuro Kiuchi award winning artwork on display at heflinreps:

Tatsuro Kiuchi was kind enough to loan heflinreps a collection of his artwork originally exhibited at the Society of Illustrators. The award winning status comes from the artwork being selected by a jury of his peers for their annual exhibition. Since Tatsuro lives in Japan, we at heflinreps like to frame the work and hand deliver it to the Society and pick it up when the shows complete.

Our office was originally a two car garage, hence the bicycle and to appease the fire department we have our trusty extinguisher should things start to sizzle!

More of Tatsuro's work can be seen on the heflinreps site: http://www.heflinreps.com/portfolio/portfolio.asp?artistID=16