Current Gallery: BEERSCAPES ( piece)
I AM AN ARTIST WHO HAS GONE ROGUE WITH PHOTOGRAPHY. I HAVE HI-JACKED SCIENTIFIC PHOTOGRAPHING TECHNIQUES AND TURNED THE RESULTS INTO FINE ART! CHEMISTRY AS ART DOES NOT OCCUR TO MOST PEOPLE; IT IS NOT GENERALLY THOUGHT OF AS A BEAUTIFUL OR AN ARTISTIC ENDEAVOR, BUT LOOKING INTO THE MICROSCOPE AT THESE RE-CRYSTALLIZED CHEMICALS, ONE IS AWESTRUCK BY THE INCREDIBLE BEAUTY. THERE ARE MANY PHASES TO BE MASTERED IN CREATING THESE PHOTOGRAPHS: IN THE FIRST PHASE THE SLIDE IS CREATED BY MELTING CERTAIN CHEMICALS TO A LIQUID ON A MICROSCOPE SLIDE. WHEN THEY COOL THEY RE-CRYSTALLIZE INTO BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS ON THE SLIDE. EACH CHEMICAL, BEER AND WINE HAS ITS OWN DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTIC FORMS AND COLORS. THE CAMERA IS THEN MOUNTED WITH ADAPTERS TO THE MICROSCOPE AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN. THE RESULT OF THIS PROCESS IS CALLED “PHOTOMICROGRAPHY”. THE LATEST PROJECT WAS DONE WITH SAMPLES OF DIFFERENT ARTISAN BEERS FROM ARCADIA BREWING CO., BATTLE CREEK, MI. THEY ARE CALLED “BEERSCAPES” AND HAVE WON PLACES IN TWO NATIONAL COMPETITIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR! THE PHOTOGRAPHS I PRESENT HERE HAVE NOT BEEN COMPUTER GENERATED NOR ALTERED IN ANY WAY FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH. THE COLORS CAN BE MANIPULATED ON THE MICROSCOPE STAGE BUT ARE INTACT IN THE PHOTO AS THEY NATURALLY OCCURRED.
I AM AN ARTIST WHO HAS GONE ROGUE WITH PHOTOGRAPHY. I HAVE HI-JACKED SCIENTIFIC PHOTOGRAPHING TECHNIQUES AND TURNED THE RESULTS INTO FINE ART! CHEMISTRY AS ART DOES NOT OCCUR TO MOST PEOPLE; IT IS NOT GENERALLY THOUGHT OF AS A BEAUTIFUL OR AN ARTISTIC ENDEAVOR, BUT LOOKING INTO THE MICROSCOPE AT THESE RE-CRYSTALLIZED CHEMICALS, ONE IS AWESTRUCK BY THE INCREDIBLE BEAUTY. THERE ARE MANY PHASES TO BE MASTERED IN CREATING THESE PHOTOGRAPHS: IN THE FIRST PHASE THE SLIDE IS CREATED BY MELTING CERTAIN CHEMICALS TO A LIQUID ON A MICROSCOPE SLIDE. WHEN THEY COOL THEY RE-CRYSTALLIZE INTO BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS ON THE SLIDE. EACH CHEMICAL, BEER AND WINE HAS ITS OWN DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTIC FORMS AND COLORS. THE CAMERA IS THEN MOUNTED WITH ADAPTERS TO THE MICROSCOPE AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN. THE RESULT OF THIS PROCESS IS CALLED “PHOTOMICROGRAPHY”. THE LATEST PROJECT WAS DONE WITH SAMPLES OF DIFFERENT ARTISAN BEERS FROM ARCADIA BREWING CO., BATTLE CREEK, MI. THEY ARE CALLED “BEERSCAPES” AND HAVE WON PLACES IN TWO NATIONAL COMPETITIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR! THE PHOTOGRAPHS I PRESENT HERE HAVE NOT BEEN COMPUTER GENERATED NOR ALTERED IN ANY WAY FROM THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH. THE COLORS CAN BE MANIPULATED ON THE MICROSCOPE STAGE BUT ARE INTACT IN THE PHOTO AS THEY NATURALLY OCCURRED.