Posted by: eric (24 posts)
September 25, 2007 9:13 PM
This is a quick study I did for a larger piece. It is silk screen on mulitple layers of jewel cases. The dark parts are clear with the wall showing through and the light parts are opaque white. Truly a difficult thing to document. Click on the image to see multiple angles.
I guess, unconsciously, I was trying to land somewhere between the photographic portraits of Rodin and the imagery of Jamie Reid. And no, I'm not Jo Jo, the dog faced boy. But at one point, I had a rather large beard.
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That is amazing...what a cool idea. I have to see this thing in real life...You are a fountain of cool projects lately! Kudos!
Posted by: Jon Keegan | September 26, 2007 2:53 AM
i'm really into the multiple reads (and layers!) in this piece. a certain symmetry develops between the image of an avant-garde 19thcen French artist/ intellectual and an iconic representation of a 70's punk artist.
also, there's something really haunting about this. like in the hologram, you've produced a 3D(ish) self-portrait, just a little larger than life-size. its really powerful to think about who you are at the time the photo of you is taken, and what changes about your face, and what is inherently, always you. and when viewed from different angles, i can see your father's face.
Posted by: Melissa | September 26, 2007 10:07 AM
jojo, again...totally fucking awesome.
Posted by: logan | September 26, 2007 10:18 AM
Looking at this more, it looks like an old daguerreotype or silver plate negative...so cool..
Posted by: Jon Keegan | September 27, 2007 12:01 PM
Eric,
this would be cool to try on clear glass block. maybe as a room divider? or maybe silkscreen on the front of a mirror, kind of like jon's dagurreotype comment.
Posted by: Amy Hirschel | September 28, 2007 10:17 PM