"Behind the Hollywood Sign" Fine Art Photographry Series Released by Artist Ted VanCleave

Online, August 18, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Award winning artist Ted VanCleave today released his new fine art photography series "Behind the Hollywood Sign." This new art series presents the famous Hollywood Sign from a unique perspective rarely available to the public.

"My new series provides a rare view of the Hollywood Sign that is unknown to most people. It's a bit edgy, allowing you to see the structure of the Sign with it's braces and corrugated facade. If you look closely you can see security cameras and maintenance ladders mounted to it." States VanCleave; "From behind the Sign you can see greater Los Angeles and Lake Hollywood and you can even see helicopters flying by. Of course The Sign is more than the sum of it's parts. It's more than giant letters overlooking LA. It has a life, a life of it's own. And this series allows you to see Los Angeles from the perspective of the Hollywood Sign, from the top of Mt Lee, 1,800 ft high staring down on the sprawling flatlands of Los Angeles, from downtown LA to the Pacific Ocean.

To crowdfund a gallery exhibition in Los Angeles of large scale prints, VanCleave opened a pop-up store on Kickstarter offering wholesale pricing on select limited edition prints for supporter pledge rewards.

VanCleave continues; "My new series, Behind The Hollywood Sign, features 18 new images of the Sign as it has never been seen before, behind the facade, the unseen side, yet still filled with history and mystery."

"The Hollywood Sign is more than a sign. It's more than a symbol. It's a powerful international icon that's larger than life both literally and figuratively. It's about imagination. It's about dreams. It personifies the movie and TV industries and celebrities and movie stars, and it has a power that draws us to it like a magnet."

About Ted VanCleave: Ted VanCleave's art has received numerous honors and distinctions. His work was selected by Laura Rosenstock, curator of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, to appear in the Faber Birren Color Award Show, and he was awarded Top National Honors from the prestigious National Watercolor Society. Featured interviews of VanCleave have received a worldwide audience on CNN among other networks. His highly stylized photographs, innovative sculptures and vibrant abstract paintings offer an exciting new approach to these popular media.

Behind the Hollywood Sign pop-up store on Kickstarter:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hollywoodsign/behind-the-hollywood-sign

Ted VanCleave web site: www.tedvancleave.com

Images for the media:

Behind the Hollywood Sign images are available for the media at the link below

http://tedvancleave.com/behindthehollywoodsignmedia.htm

Contact:
Ted VanCleave
[email protected]
www.tedvancleave.com
1+ 323.377.4879