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IRWIN BERMAN || PROCESS.
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Somewhat beyond my control, the enduring inclination has been to test the boundaries of life and art. Developing an interaction with the viewer is my greatest reward. THE ROOTS OF MY PROCESS; Manipulation Before Computers. GETTING BEYOND WHAT IS OBVIOUS ON THE SURFACE. The artistic process for me, and probably for most serious artists, is to stimulate a visual dialogue with the viewer. Some of my work has focused upon two of the most artificial elements of contemporary American culture: Haute Couture and...
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IRWIN BERMAN || ARTISTIC STATEMENT.
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Somewhat beyond my control, the enduring inclination has been to test the boundaries of life and art. Developing an interaction with the viewer is my greatest reward. Photomanipulation has always been fundamental to my efforts, following the trail that I began in the 70’s using the SX-70 polaroid camera. Subsequent series have dealt with haute couture, extreme wrestling current events and nature, especially trees, the southern marshlands and the ever changing seas.
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IRWIN BERMAN || CRITICAL COMMENTARY.
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Somewhat beyond my control, the enduring inclination has been to test the boundaries of life and art. Developing an interaction with the viewer is my greatest reward. By Jennifer Church, author and philosopher, 2010. By Marylin Bauer, TCPALM NEWS, February 2010:. Although manipulated photography is not new, Berman’s technique results in a Ghost Hunters kind of creepy that will not let you look away. Berman says he is addressing what he imagines to be the inner life of two-dimensional space, a process inv...
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