'Jasper's Dilemma' Meet 'Modern Dilemma'- (Rasmuss' dilemma meet Japser's dilemma).

Modern Dilemma   C.T. Rasmuss, oil (Nov. 2013).

I bought a new art book today with a 40% off coupon at Half Priced Books, a book on Frank Stella(MOMA - 1970); guess what I found on page 46?? (also happened to be my last page I chose to read for the night)

'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.

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
:(

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^