I hope Fred Otnes doesn't mind!
Here's my first attempt at a Fred Otnes imitation. I've been an Otnes fan for a long time and have always marveled at his compositions and their historical ambiguity. I've wanted to give it a go for a long time myself and though the results are somewhat embarassing, I'm still pleased with what I learned from the process. Otnes uses more fragments so I've got to resist using complete images so much. I'm going to keep doing these I think. Collage making in Photoshop is great fun but there's nothing like working with real stuff. I hope I can somehow find my own voice as I move forward!By the way, the piece is called "Gear, Tackle, Trim" which comes from a Gerard Manley Hopkins poem (my wife's idea!).
posted by Kevin at 5:47 PM
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I too am an Otnes fan. In fact I just completed an Otnes influenced collage titled "Homage to Fred Otnes". It's different from any collage I've done since I started doing them about 10 years ago. So if you care to look at my website: gerrycharm.com you won't see the master's influence, but I hope you'll appreciate my work up to now. - Gerry
too am an Otnes fan. In fact I just completed an Otnes influenced collage titled "Homage to Fred Otnes". It's different from any collage I've done since I started doing them about 10 years ago. So if you care to look at my website: gerrycharm.com you won't see the master's influence, but I hope you'll appreciate my work up to now. - Gerry
PS: I'm twice your age, no kidding. I too worked as a graphic designer in NYC for most of my professional life.
PPS: Tried to see your web but the only thing that camr up was a black and yellow series of checks.
Hi Gerald, Thanks for the note! When you go to my site, try clicking on the one white square...
Hey Kevin: Thanks for the speedy response. I guess I should have figured out that the white square was the key to unlocking the site. I never got to be really computer literate and thats why I stopped doing graphic design in the early 80s. But I think your designs for book jackets are superb. I never use the computer in my collage work. Cutting and pasting are therapeutic for me.
Nice to see your work! Beautiful stuff — thanks for sharing. If you'd like to see my latest, you can check it out here:
http://www.multifaithaction.org/cal_calendar_images.html
And scroll down to September.
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