Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Mark,
I must challenge you one the general proposal that you can make art, worthy of paying attention to over time, starting with images, themselves which are not substantially worthy of interest! I am not saying it's not achievable, rather it's unlikely. I'd venture to state that t's both spiritually and almost certainly, in practice, bankrupt enterperise! For sure one can use the photograph as a "substance" to churn with filters like paper maché, but that's really not using the photograph's qualities!
I myself am very interested in using disparate forms in photographs to make new art by combining them together in unique ways. I believe, however, that the starting photographs should have some clear identity. I don't see that here and really would advocate not using such ill-defned snaps.
I have nothing against multimedia processing of images. On the contrary, I am a fan of such works that require and exploit new sensibilities of an added medium.
Build on a good foundation! I hope you will pursue this idea with a new starting image that can speak eloquently for itself.
Asher
