- The Red Collection
: "This article describes the Designer Art Company the Red Collection.
History
the Red Collection is a British Limited Edition art company. It is notable for being the first company to introduce a new concept to the public and produce "Designer Artwork"; that is, themed collections of works which are designed to change with the seasons [ [http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/worlds-first-designer-artware-company-launches-its-first-season-0] "nowpublic.com" ] . It was founded by the
entrepreneur Ged Janczuk in 2007 [ [http://www.www.janczuk.co.uk] "janczuk.co.uk" ] . The first Red Collection prints made their debut in October 2007. the Red Collection initially began trading on the internet through their own online shop.Works & Subjects
the Red Collection is best known for its stylised images of Madonna taken during her
Confessions Tour which were produced as large formatlithographic prints in limited quantities of 275 - each being hand numbered. The debut collection consisted of four designs and one collection of all four designs. September 2008 saw the launch of the Red Collection's 2009 collection which again feature Madonna, this time, less stylised and more enhanced in compostition, utilizing photographs taken by Ged Janczuk during Madonna's 2009Sticky and Sweet Tour . The new prints are more limited than before, being limited to only 100 copies per lithographic design and as little as only one single photographic reproduction selling for £1200,00 down to limited edition photographic prints selling for as little as £50.00 for a limited exposure of 100. [ [http://www.madonnalicious.com/archive/october2007.html] "madonnalicious.com" ]Future
As of September
2008 , there are over 60 limited edition products offered by the company in both lithographic andphotographic formats. [ [http://www.theredcollection.com/index,php] "theredcollection.com" ] . In April 2009 the company will be expanding and will open as a high street gallery, photographic studio and art publishing company.External links
* [http://www.theredcollection.com/ the Red Collection Web Site]
* [http://www.janczuk.co.uk/ Ged Janczuk Biography]
* [http://www.madonalicious.com/ Madonnalicious Fan Site]References
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