{"title":"Words on the Street Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis \"Words on the Street\" is a series of the same composition presented in different bright and saturated colors. The story... While out for a stroll, I noticed a panel of randomly assembled, black and white geometric tiles, low on the front of a building. At the time, there was a fast food shop there. They were dingy and gray, but it captured my attention and a took a few shots. Probably with my Fuji X-20, but I do not recall. When developing the raw file in Photoshop, I made a print in straight grayscale monochrome. Then something inspired me to add some color! I titled it \"Words on the Street\" because it is essentially a street shot, and the symbols implied language, to me, like they could carry meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"words-on-the-street-black-white","title":"Words on the Street - Black \u0026 White","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile on one of my morning photo outings, these black and white tiles caught my attention. They are a section of a shop's facade. Four-inch square tiles with apparently random designs and placement, as if a previous shop owner needed to fix a deteriorating section of storefront and found a box of remnant tiles at a Re-store, or in a dumpster; as if the shop's staff had been tasked to decorate blank tiles with black sharpie markers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr could it all mean something? The tile shapes, placement, occasional repetition, remind me of ancient written languages, hieroglyphics, cuneiform, runes. Alien code from a B sci-fi movie, a message from outer space. The \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e date of the end of time. Thus this work's title, which is also a play on the slang expression, as in \"word on the street\" is that MCO Fine Art is the real deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper Size: 17 x 25 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage Size: 12.6 x 22 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargins: about 1.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% cotton rag paper. Archival grade. Matte.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in different colors. Edition of 5 prints each color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"MCO Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41775056912560,"sku":"","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/4425\/1312\/products\/wordsonthestreetblackandwhite_mcofineart2kpx.png?v=1657027262"},{"product_id":"copy-of-words-on-the-street-red","title":"Words on the Street - Red","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile out on one of my morning photo walks, a series black and white tiles caught my attention. It was a section of a shop's facade. Four-inch square tiles with apparently random designs and placement, as if a previous shop owner found a box of remnant tiles at a Re-store, or in a dumpster; as if the shop's staff had been tasked to decorate blank tiles with black sharpie markers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr... is it not random? Could it all mean something? The tile shapes, placement, occasional repetition, remind me of ancient written languages, hieroglyphics, cuneiform, runes. Alien code from a B sci-fi movie, a message from outer space. The \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e date of the end of time. Thus this work's title, which is also a play on the slang expression, as in \"word on the street\" is that MCO Fine Art is the real deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original section of tiles is black and white. To convert to color, I started working with this in a mode called \"Duotone\" in Photoshop. Duotone mode actually starts with a grayscale image for luminosity, and the artist can then choose ink colors, from a Pantone pallet, for example. While I liked the woodcut look with two colors of ink (red and very light gray noise for the whites), test prints looked a little flat for my taste. So, in the end, in the final print, the red is actually comprised of tiny dots of different shades of red, creating slightly more complex, rich red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper Size: 17 x 25 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage Size: 12.6 x 22 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargins: about 1.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% cotton rag paper. Archival grade. Matte.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in different colors. Edition of 5 prints each color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamera: Fujifilm X-E3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"MCO Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41779361579184,"sku":"","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/4425\/1312\/products\/wordsonthestreetred_mcofineart2kpx.png?v=1657108614"},{"product_id":"words-on-the-street-orange","title":"Words on the Street - Orange","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut on one of my morning photo walks, a series black and white tiles caught my attention. It was a section of a shop's facade. Four-inch square tiles with apparently random designs and placement, as if a previous shop owner found a box of remnant tiles at a Re-store, or in a dumpster; as if the shop's staff had been tasked to decorate blank tiles with black sharpie markers. It had no relation to the style or theme of the shoo,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr... is it not random? Could it all mean something? The tile shapes, placement, occasional repetition, remind me of ancient written languages, hieroglyphics, cuneiform, runes. Alien code from a B sci-fi movie, a message from outer space. The \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e date of the end of time. Thus this work's title, which is also a play on the slang expression, as in \"word on the street\" is that MCO Fine Art is the real deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original section of tiles is black and white. To convert to color, I started working with this in a mode called \"Duotone\" in Photoshop. Duotone mode actually starts with a grayscale image for luminosity, and the artist can then choose ink colors, from a Pantone pallet, for example. While I liked the woodcut look with two colors of ink (orange and very light gray noise for the whites), test prints looked a little flat for my taste. So, in the end, in the final print, the color is actually comprised of tiny dots of orange variants, creating \u003cem\u003eslightly\u003c\/em\u003e more complex, vibrant color. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper Size: 17 x 25 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage Size: 12.6 x 22 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargins: about 1.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% cotton rag paper. Archival grade. Matte.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in different colors. Edition of 5 prints each color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamera: Fujifilm X-E3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"MCO Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41784440029360,"sku":"","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/4425\/1312\/products\/wordsonthestreetorange_mcofineart2kpx.png?v=1657283387"},{"product_id":"copy-of-words-on-the-street-blue","title":"Words on the Street - Blue","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut on one of my morning photo walks, a series black and white tiles caught my attention. It was a section of a shop's facade. Four-inch square tiles with apparently random designs and placement, as if a previous shop owner found a box of remnant tiles at a Re-store, or in a dumpster; as if the shop's staff had been tasked to decorate blank tiles with black sharpie markers. It had no relation to the style or theme of the shoo,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr... is it not random? Could it all mean something? The tile shapes, placement, occasional repetition, remind me of ancient written languages, hieroglyphics, cuneiform, runes. Alien code from a B sci-fi movie, a message from outer space. The \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e date of the end of time. Thus this work's title, which is also a play on the slang expression, as in \"\u003cem\u003eword on the street\u003c\/em\u003e is that MCO Fine Art is the real deal.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original section of tiles is black and white. To convert to color, I started working with this in a mode called \"Duotone\" in Photoshop. Duotone mode actually starts with a grayscale image for luminosity, and the artist can then choose ink colors, from a Pantone pallet, for example. I was aiming for a wood-cut ink print look with \"Words on the Street,\" and I love the results!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper Size: 17 x 25 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage Size: 12.6 x 22 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargins: about 1.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% cotton rag paper. Archival grade. Matte.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in different colors. Edition of 5 prints each color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamera: Fujifilm X-E3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"MCO Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41784443371696,"sku":"","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/4425\/1312\/products\/wordsonthestreetblue_mcofineart2kpx.png?v=1757785575"},{"product_id":"copy-of-words-on-the-street-green","title":"Words on the Street - Green","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut on one of my morning photo walks, a series black and white tiles caught my attention. It was a section of a shop's facade. Four-inch square tiles with apparently random designs and placement, as if a previous shop owner found a box of remnant tiles at a Re-store, or in a dumpster; as if the shop's staff had been tasked to decorate blank tiles with black sharpie markers. It had no relation to the style or theme of the shoo,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr... is it not random? Could it all mean something? The tile shapes, placement, occasional repetition, remind me of ancient written languages, hieroglyphics, cuneiform, runes. Alien code from a B sci-fi movie, a message from outer space. The \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e date of the end of time. Thus this work's title, which is also a play on the slang expression, as in \"\u003cem\u003eword on the street\u003c\/em\u003e is that MCO Fine Art is the real deal.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original section of tiles is black and white. To convert to color, I started working with this in a mode called \"Duotone\" in Photoshop. Duotone mode actually starts with a grayscale image for luminosity, and the artist can then choose ink colors, from a Pantone pallet, for example. I was aiming for a wood-cut ink print look with \"Words on the Street,\" and I love the results!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper Size: 17 x 25 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage Size: 12.6 x 22 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargins: about 1.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% cotton rag paper. Archival grade. Matte.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in different colors. Edition of 5 prints each color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamera: Fujifilm X-E3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"MCO Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41786703642800,"sku":"","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/4425\/1312\/products\/wordsonthestreetgreen_mcofineart2kpx.png?v=1657394207"},{"product_id":"words-on-the-street-yellow","title":"Words on the Street - Yellow","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut on one of my morning photo walks, a series black and white tiles caught my attention. It was a section of a shop's facade. Four-inch square tiles with apparently random designs and placement, as if a previous shop owner found a box of remnant tiles at a Re-store, or in a dumpster; as if the shop's staff had been tasked to decorate blank tiles with black sharpie markers. It had no relation to the style or theme of the shoo,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr... is it not random? Could it all mean something? The tile shapes, placement, occasional repetition, remind me of ancient written languages, hieroglyphics, cuneiform, runes. Alien code from a B sci-fi movie, a message from outer space. The \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e date of the end of time. Thus this work's title, which is also a play on the slang expression, as in \"word on the street\" is that MCO Fine Art is the real deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original section of tiles is black and white. To convert to color, I started working with this in a mode called \"Duotone\" in Photoshop. Duotone mode actually starts with a grayscale image for luminosity, and the artist can then choose ink colors, from a Pantone pallet, for example. While I liked the woodcut look with two colors of ink (orange and very light gray noise for the whites), test prints looked a little flat for my taste. So, in the end, in the final print, the color is actually comprised of tiny dots of variants, creating \u003cem\u003eslightly\u003c\/em\u003e more complex, vibrant color. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper Size: 17 x 25 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage Size: 12.6 x 22 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargins: about 1.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% cotton rag paper. Archival grade. Matte.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in different colors. 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