TEM 2011

Winter is right around the corner & THE FRESH COLLECTIVE's ELAN & MIMIK are at it again. So far this summer it seems like "you cant stop their go!"

Instead of doing the usual 'hit & run' aspect the guys are well known for its been discussed that taking a lil' more time would definitely improve the final outcome & appearance of their pieces. The "stacking" idea started well but fell short even though what was produced was well received by on-lookers who frequent the business especially the Dunkin Donut Kid (look for earlier posts about that production).

So this time around the Mimik decided to plan out & incorporate a background/scenery. Motivation came from once again acknowledging the memory of his long time friend who passed away 3 years ago Alex "TEM" Delbueno by working up another outline in his honor. "We should've started concentrating on that aspect long time ago" the Mimik says, "but time & scheduling is our greatest enemy." Then just mere days before Apples CEO: Steve Jobs died of Cancer. Elan suggested he take on that aspect on his section of the wall.

As the rolling commenced on this cold, early morning there was more thoughts about the look even though it was already known what was going to be done. Robots, gears, machines, iPods, & even a character of Steve Jobs himself came to mind. By the afternoon the ideas were all in place, but its like it took on a whole different feel. It came out more like a panaramic shot taken from a Terminator movie. Elan later defered not to include any Apple aspects & save it for another time.

Heres a look at the finished product...

TEM by Mimik

ELAN

CHEK

And by the end of the day, even though it wasnt a competition in the least, the winner ended up being CHEK for his re-emerging  DD coffee cup! Once again on-lookers came out to applaud the new found staple & tell their stories of how they can relate w the concept. Some even said they had flicked the image & have it as screensavers/wallpaper on their phones! I guess America does run on Dunkin.