On September the 8th 2011 Versus launched their second rdition playing cards launched at The Parlour exhibition space in Bristol and everyone had a chance to seeall the artists’ work and buy Versus #2 decks, posters and prints. All 52 artists designs on laminated 300gsm card stock presented in a high quality laminated box.
On November the 11th 2010 Versus launched their playing cards at Start the Bus’s exhibition space and everyone had a chance to see all the artists work and buy Versus #1 decks and prints. All 52 artists designs on laminated 300gsm card stock presented in a high quality laminated box.
“From the two of hearts by Sara Blake to the ace of spades by Fill Ryabchikov, each participant chose a card to illustrate and created a suitable image in their own trademark style. Artists involved include Joshua Davis, Sara Blake, Brand Nu, Adhemas Batista, Lunartik, Justin Maller, Shotopop, Evgeny Kiselev, Michael Cina, Design is Dead and many more.
It’s been great to get so many famous artists together to collaborate on this project. We haven’t just made pretty postcards either. CREATIVE CARDS are meant to be played. The deck has been beautifully printed and you can feel the quality of the cards in your hands while you look at the stunning artwork on each individual one.” ~ Digital Abstracts
54 artists from around the world came together to design this deck. Each card is designed by a different artist in their own unique style. 54 Artists – 54 Cards. Limited edition playing cards by Cocaine.
“The Black Rock Collective hurried to get this deck out as the end of the world was, according to it’s sources, the year 2012, right??.
This beautiful deck, with artworks of mass destruction lovingly created by 30 artists of the BRC, pays homage to all those various myths, legends and conspiracy theories about how our little blue planet might meet its demise. Each artists, some more than once, has interpreted the end of the world differently. There’s horsemen, meteors, floods, pandemics, and more than one skull in this deck.
As always, the styles are as varied as the BRC’s nationalities. What IS different about this deck (masterfully named ‘Version 3’) is that every BRC artists started with a completely black background, with the black suits reversed out in white.” ~ BRC
PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING 