Robert Reese: Inspired by Andy Warhol A Description of the Cube Faces The thematic agents of this pano pays homage to the artists of the 60's. The intents of each side were initially different, and in some cases extremely different. That's the beauty of experimentation, however. Often, playing with extreme settings will reveal a particularly interesting treatment. And these were no different. The primary face, or side, is of my son's disembodied head with an odd look upon his face. I'll leave the color usage as an exercise for you, dear reader. Get used to it with this entry. Clockwise you encounter the tiled appearance of my daughter with a Marilyn-style treatment. The juxtaposition of the obviously computer-generated treatment and Warhol's basic pastel treatment of Marilyn was the deciding factor to keep me from trying to emulate Marilyn's portrait any further. Continuing clockwise, you again find my daughter, only this time the entire photo is a single channel (at least based on one). The color usage here is obvious. The final horizontal side or face is a photo of my children together. In this case I chose to simulate various available photographic techniques from over the past 180 or so years, including infrared. The "Time Machine" function of Corel's Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 made this a snap to build while giving a nostalgic look to the pano. Above is an almost-pyramid shape with a son keeping an eye on things and shining his light on the scene, with elements drawn from psychedelic images so prevalent in the late 60's as well as the 'big brother' theme as found on the back of a dollar bill. On the bottom is my strange attempt at emulating the almost Nick Nolte-esque photo nature that was Andy's self-portrait. Mine was supposed to be anaglyph, though, but I forgot to take the parallax photo. Go figure. So I opted for a different type of 3-D depth effect. Now it looks the cross between Andy Warhol's famous 1986 self-portrait and John Cale's photo on the WNYC page. (See my 'bizarre music' text). Anyway, I hope my eclectic entry at least makes you stop and go "huh...". Cheers, Robert~ Return