Rasterbator Project.
By morgan jones
23 May 2007
After signing up with JPG, I became aware of the Rasterbator technique. Basically, it is a web-based program, capable of taking a low quality image and converting it into a dot-matrix style billboard in a matter of seconds. Attracted to this concept, I began experimenting. After many amusing attempts, I decided to take this process one step further by trying to make it in to the annual juried art exhibit at my college. A couple of days passed, as I took notice of a full sheet of drywall lying outside my office, leftover from a recent addition. The gypsum board endured two Wyoming spring snowstorms, as well as a few tire tracks. At this point, I figured it was fair game and threw it in the back of my vehicle.
With pre-cut sheets, previously Rasterbated, I began my exploration of prefabricated fun. Staying up all night in my garage, periodically letting in heat from the house to fade out the brisk northeasterly winds, sliding their way through cracks in the afterthoughts of contractors final touch, I became deep in thought about this piece.
First, using rubber cement to adhere sections of my image to the worn drywall, I made use of the right angles to build the format at a random positioning on the board. I then added freshly brewed espresso to saturate the paper as well as the edges of the drywall. Thickly applied acrylic gloss helped mend the broken edges torn from the utility knife.
The smell of brewing espresso lingering from the kitchen, sparked childhood memories of visits to Grandma's. The smell of coffee in perforated Styrofoam cups, the hot Wyoming sun, beating through large pane windows on to the dining room table; onto the Sunday paper, firmly gripped my Grandpa in his well-worn robe. Comfort.
The manipulated photo was shot last summer when my Grandma's eye had to be removed. Beautiful optimism filled her heart as her whole life changed. Her presence is ever inspiring to everyone she meets. The other part of this diptych consisted of a photo of my roommate Cody. Cody is never unhappy. His onward look into lightness constantly influences all who surround him.
These memories mixed with a new process, stirred up emotions, which seamlessly forged this material into a personal connection I never would have imagined.
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