No Matter What Shape - The Archive

AN ARCHIVE OF MY OLDER WORK - AN EXHIBITION SPACE FOR ORIGINAL AND ALTERNATE VERSIONS OF MANIPULATED WORKS THAT APPEAR AT MICKMATHERSARTBLOG - A PARKING PLACE FOR SELECTED GRAPHICS USED IN OTHER BLOG SIDEBARS - AN ARTWORK IN AND OF ITSELF

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In its short-sightedness, blogger has turned its back on those of us stuck with old operating systems and I'm forced to find a new blog host. You will now find MickMathersARTblog at Blog.com - use the direct link found in the masthead and remember to update your bookmarks. This place will continue as another archive for a large body of my work. As many of you know, my primary medium and working method is digital collage composed of manipulated photographs often combined with digital drawing & generative images. Netlabels, bands and musicians can view samples of my CD Cover Art at Mick Mather Illustration located on Tumblr. In another life I was an Arts & Culture consultant specializing in revitalization planning through creative public art projects and programs with Economic & Community Development Departments of towns, villages and cities. In these hard financial times this work is more important than ever and I still accept consultancy inquiries. You can contact me by email at: mickmather@yahoo.com

Monday, May 18, 2009

"COLD STREETS": The Movie -

"'COLD STREETS' - The Movie"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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After getting a delightful comment from hpy for this post at MickMathersARTblog, I decided to go forward and create a movie poster. Get your popcorn and candy, Hélène, the first reel is about to begin!

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

More BIG sky -

"So Big the Sky I"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
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Here's the first manipulated version of the piece posted to Thursday Challenge for this week's theme, big. The other version is posted at MickMathersARTblog if you aren't already aware. I really like both although the pea soup clouds of the storm seem very foreboding and give it a slight edge as regards which one is my favorite, if forced to choose. :)

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Friday, May 08, 2009

Stimulus Package II -

"Stimulus Package II (Original Photograph #1)"
digital photograph by Mick Mather
There's a sequel to Seth Apter's project, Disintegration Collaboration, that's due on August 1st. I have plenty of time to come up with something as explained here when I posted the before and after composite of my part of DisCo. As mentioned, one way for me to go is with a series of digital prints based upon photographs of the only bit that was left of Stimulus Package I, this bit of string. I'll be posting a few of the prints at MickMathersARTblog with the first going up on Saturday, May 9th. I took a series of photographs of the string, arranging it in different shapes each time, and I'll post each original here to cross-reference the manipulations as they come out.

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Friday, May 01, 2009

Disintegration Admiration Project: Final -

"Stimulus Package I (Final Documentation View)"
digital photograph by Mick Mather
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Seth Apter's Disintegration Collaboration calls for final documentations today and here's mine. Sometime between installation and March 31st the project achieved it's objective, maybe. I suspect that the piece was pulled down by human hands and thrown away as opposed to being blown down and set upon the wind. You can see some of the early documentations here as well as "Disintegration Admiration - The Movie" a short scroll below. I'll be posting more about this tomorrow at MickMathersARTblog.

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