The Artmuse Variations - a look inside the book - - TonyKarpBooks.Com

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This book is a voyage of discovery, a blending of art and technology. It's about exploring new ways to create art and inventing new ways to display it. The journey began with a piece of "found art," a self-portrait sent to me by a friend. With it, was this cryptic message: "this may give you something to play with." The Artist's Muse challenged me to see how many variations of this picture I could produce, much in the manner of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations or Picasso's Vollard Suite. This book is named in honor of that challenge

As an artist, this book represented a challenge both artistically and technically. In it, you will find fifty variations on one picture. There are also details on some of the pages that give you a closer look at that picture. In this online preview, you can see the details by clicking on the marked pictures.

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A translucent page

The embossed look --- Click to see DETAIL ---

The Andy Warhol look

Leftover bits and pieces --- Click to see DETAIL ---

Nighthawk!

Mosaic tiles --- Click to see DETAIL ---

In the style of Fernand Léger

Only one bit deep --- Click to see DETAIL ---

Cyan-O-gram

Done with the computerized zoom lens I designed and built. Used on The Godfather. --- Click to see DETAIL ---

El Diablo

In the manner of Jack Eisner --- Click to see DETAIL ---

A rough sketch

Syrupy portrait with red outlines --- Click to see DETAIL ---

Portrait made with floating blue wires

Good vibrations --- Click to see DETAIL ---

I'm Mel-ting!

Volcanic, just before erupting --- Click to see DETAIL ---

He always was a bit of a puzzle

Portrait, as prepared by our engineering staff --- Click to see DETAIL ---

We are the Borg. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

Who spilled all those color chips? --- Click to see DETAIL ---

Lighter than air

Portrait in the manner of Frank Gehry --- Click to see DETAIL ---

Mel-o-Rama

But wait… There's more! This is just a sampling from The Artmuse Variations. To see the book, full-screen, on your computer, go to our online bookstore and download your very own copy. It's free.