While attending the exhibit in 2021 and looking at the two images side by side (one in color, one in black and white) I was immediately drawn to the color version, wondering if it could be experienced...differently.  Amplified.   I secured 13 of the postcards, carefully trimmed them so as to use only the colorized version and started looking at what I could create.  I looked at a multitude of configurations and enhancements before ultimately settling on using 11 of the images laid out horizontally with no enhancements (backer cards or the like), so that the focus is purely on the images both individually and collectively.  The result, I believe, is that the colors are indeed amplified so as to demand a different level of attention.

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I am excited by  this piece, mostly because I am a huge Elvis fan, but an even bigger Andy Warhol one.  To be honest Andy Warhol's work is what inspired me to develop CARD ART and the philosophy behind it (which you can find on the homepage).  I chose to use 11 images in this piece in honor of Warhol's largest Elvis work, Eleven Elvises.

Warhol created a series of Elvis works (Elvis I and II, Double Elvis, Triple Elvis, Eight Elvises, Eleven Elvises...) which form one of the most valuable series of artworks ever created.  To illustrate this, his Eight Elvises work sold for $100 million in 2008 (to a still unknown buyer), while Triple Elvis sold for $81.9 million in 2014.  The largest Elvis work, Eleven Elvises, is on display at the Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburgh.  It is 36 feet long.

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As with all CARD ART Originals, due to the source of the images, the nature of the work and the creative process involved,  the piece contains natural  imperfections, which add to the overall aesthetic.

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The designers/illustrators for the actual postcard(s) which I used for this piece are unknown.