[NetBehaviour] JPG: residency proposal

[maria miranda]

sounds interesting, got my vote
maria


> dear netbehaviourists
>
> I would like to propose the following residency:
>
> Joint Picture Generation (JPG)
> the composite image challenge
>
> netbehaviour residency proposal
> rich white
>
> a single .jpg which develops through list member collaboration.
>
> at the beginning of the residency i will post a .jpg to the list. this
> image will be a drawing made from scratch using photoshop. it will be a
> simple, abstract image made using just black and  white.
> list members are then invited to work on the drawing and post it back 
> to
> the list.
> everyday i will add all list members additions to the image to create a
> composite of all collaborations and then work on the image myself,
> rearranging the imagery submitted but again only using black and white
> to make marks.
> i then post the update back to the list and the process begins again.
> this continues for the duration of the residency (2 weeks).
>
> (this is similar to the 'vs' image battles that exist on the web except
> for the fact that i will not be working a back and forth pattern (my
> turn, your turn etc...), particularly because i anticipate  having a
> number of list members inputting simultaneously, i will just mix in new
> posts as they happen.)
>
> the few rules are as follows:
> - only the resident is restricted to black and white. list members may
> add any imagery.
> - the image must remain the same dimensions in pixels.
> - the image may be transfered to flash or other vector software,
> photographed off the screen, anything list members can think of to
> manipulate the image. but it must return to the list as a .jpg.
>
> the purpose of the residency is to continually challenge me to 
> disguise,
> transform or hide recognisable imagery from the composite mix of those
> submitted. I will try to create an image that does not remind the 
> viewer
> of anything - this is the composite image challenge.
> after each image posting I would welcome suggestions as to what the
> image reminds you of, and try and use these as guidelines for how (or
> how not) to develop the piece.
>
> the origins of this idea come from recent thoughts about digitally
> created imagery; in particular drawing with a computer and using paint
> software as a medium for drawing, and thinking about the validity of 
> the
> computer-made mark.
> i would like to use this residency not only to challenge myself with 
> the
> task of drawing in this fashion, but also invite list members to submit
> their interpretation of drawing, and through this interaction to
> challenge me to make visual sense, through one image, of the multiple
> ideas submitted.
> The residency also reflects the broader aspects of my practice where I
> am exploring ideas of creating works which have no context or basis in
> our visual frame of reference. through this I am examining the 
> processes
> of originality and value, and the creation of belief in these ideas.
>
> the end result of the residency will be a series of progressive images
> charting the development of the work, along with information on
> collaborators and the suggestions submitted.
>
> I'll leave it in your hands.
> cheers
>
> rich white
>
> http://www.counterwork.co.uk
> 07812444612
>
>
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