FACIAL RECOGNITION

Participating Artists: S. Portico Bowman, Carlyn Clark, Johnny Fox, Margaret Lazzari, Luke Reichle, Chris

Russell, Caryl St. Ama, Nancy Kay Turner

Eight groups of eight works each (plus original image). Each work is 12 x 12 inches. Mixed Media.

Description: This project is about how we see ourselves, and then how others may take our images and modify them, combining their own aesthetic styles and media with the choices of the original artist. Each image was deconstructed and then reconstructed, giving it a different reality.

Collaboration System: Each participating artist created a self-portrait in digital format, which they then emailed to the other artists. Separately, every artist printed out all the self-portraits and worked on them in their own studios. When finished, everyone mailed or delivered their work for the show.

THE ORIGINAL BRIEF:

1. Create a self portrait (any size and material okay)

2. Take a photo (or scan) of the portrait so that it will fit on a 8.5 x 11” page. Create a jpg to send to participants.

3. Send the JPEG to each participant.

4. When you receive an image from an artist, print out on ANY kind of 8.5 x 11” paper you can put through your printer. For example you may print on card stock, printer paper, transparency, etc. Must be flat to be used in a book/zine in the future.

5. After you print the 8.5 x 11” image, you will paste, collage, cut up, tear up, chew up; how ever you want to use the image on a 12 x 12” piece of paper (kind of paper your choice). The end result should be flat so it can be used in a book/zine in the future.

6. You will receive an emailed digital image (self portrait) from each participant and you will email a digital image of your self portrait to each participant. Assuming full participation you will create (7 or 8) pieces of 12" x 12" art.