These are some of the photographs that grew out of my ruins and relics suite. The skylines are cut from actual photos where I removed the original buildings and epoxied them onto photos of concrete buttresses and pillars (I've inverted a couple at the bottom to show what they actually looked like before the transformation).
They are meant to convey a quick mental image of a cityscape, and upon closer examination the viewer re-evaluates his/her original assessment. They aren't designed to be pretty pictures, but rather they are literally ruins in themselves.
At the end of the day though, everyone will see what they want to see.
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| Dallas |
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| Kansas City |
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| South Tower |
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| Michigan Ave. |
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| Lincoln Park, Chicago |
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| South Tower mounted on Concrete |
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| Kahn Is Gone mounted on concrete |
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| Michigan Ave. (inverted to show detail) |
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| Lincoln Park (inverted) |
Compare these with some of my
charcoal drawings and you'll begin to get a bigger picture
2 comments:
Gus,
Know that I am thinking of you right now, as you morn the loss of "your cousin", your Best Friend since diapers.
I am praying for your mom, you, and the kids.
thank you hon, you're an angel Thomas
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