July 7, 2018

PENNZOIL 1983 (solarized)
PENNZOIL 1983 (solarized)

PENNZOIL 1983 (solarized) is a composite panoramic analog photo collage, printed as a contact sheet from color negatives onto chromogenic paper. It is solarized; exposed to light briefly during development. It is the lobby of the Pennzoil building in Houston TX.

PENNZOIL 1983  detail
PENNZOIL 1983 detail are two frames showing reflection of artist at work along with his accomplice Steve Gay.

July 4, 2018

PORCUPINE PRESS 4
PORCUPINE PRESS 4

PORCUPINE PRESS 4 is a sampling of greeting cards printed by our card company Porcupine Press, started by myself and partner John Hluchyj in 1993.  They are analog photo collages created from images shot on B&W film and printed on color paper. These are 4 of 12 designs for the New York Stories line. Graphic design & logos by Paula Kelly. There were 4 lines in all – in addition to New York Stories, there was En Fleur, Holidaze, and Unlimited Editions. Keep your day job.

PORCUPINE PRESS BACK 1993
PORCUPINE PRESS BACK 1993

July 2, 2018

ASTORIA POOL 1984-2018
ASTORIA POOL 1984-2018

ASTORIA POOL 1984-2018  is an analog composite panoramic contact print on chromogenic paper, made from color negatives shot with an Olympus OM-1. Originally created in 1984 and reworked in 2018. For similar images see Early Collage.

June 29, 2018

SIENNA STUDY 1987

SIENA STUDY 1987

SIENA STUDY 1987 is an analog composite panoramic contact print made from color negatives shot with an Olympus OM-1, which I had specially filed out by Marty Forscher of Professional Camera Repair in NYC, to eliminate the spacing in between frames. Photographed in the town of Siena, Italy. For similar images see: Early Collage.