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| Modern Dilemma C.T. Rasmuss, oil (Nov. 2013). |
'Jasper's Dilemma' (1962-63) by Frank Stella, big whoop right?! but this happened to be a painting titled in respect to Jasper Johns, the artist that lead me to the purchase of this book; it also happens to be a very similar composition to my next mosaic I had planned.
Weeks ago, I had decided to do a geometric landscape, in respect to works I've been inspired via M.C. Escher. Then a week ago I thought of an "inventive" way to use my geometric composition: as a side by side perspective, involving a gray-scale mosaic next to the same picture, full of color.
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| Modern Dilemma C.T. Rasmuss, ink on paper (Oct. 2013). |
I thought it was a genius idea, and still do, but after seeing the existence of 'Jasper's Dilemma'; I realized it wasn't totally new in it's conception, specifically in being two identical geometrical images next to each other
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| Jasper's Dilemma Frank Stella, Alkyd on canvas (1962-63). |
Doesn't mean I'm not seeing this through, as I am! I feel that it's just the blow to my ego for good measure & the fact "the show must go on". I also don't believe in unworthy coincidences, this perhaps is my dilemma; as I thought much of my geometric abstraction was completely new and inventive, before running into Stella haha..
One thing for certain is as far as I know, the only differing aspect of my work(in progress) is not just my mosaic method(inventive in it's own right) but that I chose my gray-scale to be on the left!..rather than the on the right!...as shown above^
