Fotostuff FotoVisura My work is often contrived, artificial ( guess that I try to emphasize the ART ificial ). Nature is the usual subject, but photomontages – in which the natural elements of several photographs are juxtaposed – are becoming more satisfying for my self-indulgent impulses. I... http://c0875922.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/54476.medium.jpg My work is often contrived, artificial ( guess that I try to emphasize the ART ificial ). Nature is the usual subject, but photomontages – in which the natural elements of several photographs are juxtaposed – are becoming more satisfying for my self-indulgent impulses. I assume most observers of the natural order seek environmental authenticity in their representations, but I find a rhinoceros lounging on a local beach to be evocative. I’m not attempting surreal expression; I don’t recall ever dreaming about rhinos on the beach.
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My work is often contrived, artificial ( guess that I try to emphasize the ARTificial ). Nature is the usual subject, but photomontages – in which the natural elements of several photographs are juxtaposed – are becoming more satisfying for my self-indulgent impulses. I assume most observers of the natural order seek environmental authenticity in their representations, but I find a rhinoceros lounging on a local beach to be evocative. I’m not attempting surreal expression; I don’t recall ever dreaming about rhinos on the beach.