14 DAY TRIAL // This Saturday, mobile phone company LG is going to debut Visual Urban Arts Abstracts "Views from a Cell" created by emerging visual artist Patrice Elmi.
Patrice is going to create images that blend art and photography into a unique and vibrant form on the mobile phone, by using only pure, glowing color from early morning or late afternoon sunlight on her LG mobile phone equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera. The images will remain untouched by computer or digital enhancing.
It is not clear what phone model Patrice is going to use. The exhibit will also include the launch of LG's latest handset, the VX8700 a stylish clamshell mobile phone with a sleek metal finish, mirror-like screen and complete set of features, including a 2 megapixel camera.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at LG Mobile Phones for their support in this endeavor," said Patrice Elmi, the creator of Visual Urban Abstracts "Views from a Cell." "I never visualized using a cell phone to create art in the past, however now that I've begun this artistic journey into the mobile medium, it has opened my eyes to a whole new view. This new mobile medium transcends the traditional stereotypes that define what an artist should be. I hope my artwork empowers people to release their inner artist using a device that they already own -- their mobile phone."
"We are thrilled Patrice decided to use her LG 1.3 megapixel camera phone as an instrument to create such innovative and expressive artwork," said Jon Maron, Senior Marketing Director at LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. "We look forward to seeing her grow as a mobile artist with our new VX8700 device which features a 2.0 megapixel camera phone."
'Views from a Cell' is the first art exhibit of this type and is mean to focus on a new form of artistic expression. It will include 100 photos that will be on display, mounted on aluminum sheets and will run starting this Saturday until May the 19th.