Year of the Tiger Collaborations

To celebrate the year of the Tiger I contacted artist that I had a brief connection with in one way or another. I sent individual images that made me think of the person, or something I thought they would enjoy. Below is the email I sent and the responses I have received. The original images I sent fall on the left side and the artist's responses are on the right.

Dear (insert artist name)

I hope the year of the tiger is bringing your greatest wishes to a tangible reality. I am reaching out to you because I feel that in the past we have had a connection in a way. Selecting you was not random nor a mistake. For a moment, in between brief conversations our brains connected, creatively. I admire your magical talents and I wish to ask for your hand in collaboration.

Attached to this Electronic Letter is an image specifically selected by myself, for you. I ask you, please, to take the time and work this image in anyway you see fit, then return to me via an Electronic Letter. Some paths you may take in your alteration may be, to print it out, burn it, scan the ashes, and send it back to me. You may also put the image into photoshop and write the ingredients to the meal you last consumed. You have limitless possibilities and I encourage you let your mind go wild. Thank you and I look forward to receiving your response. Once a collection of images has been gathered they will be available for digital viewing in the internet.

Sincerely,

Vincent Alexander Finazzo

Amas Mesu

Chernobyl Cake

Free hand xerox collage

Manically

Anna Pamasa

Like the telephone game with an image through the computer and internet. january 8, 2010 flour sugar salami.jpeg downloaded and opened in microsoft paint, resized 50% smaller, resized 200% larger, saved (except jan24 when it was resized 25% smaller and 200% larger accidentally) e-mailed to myself, then re-downloaded. repeated once every day until now, jan29 because i was feeling iffy about a deadline even though there is no deadline, then flour sugar salami.jpeg e-mailed back to you but i'd like to keep this going for a bit.

Alyssa Hodes

The Brief History of Time

Hannah Weber

Annie Hobbs

David Jones

I think i should have used goggles

my work has taken a sharp left or perhaps a right i can't tell. I just hope i don't crash into a tree.

Maria Belan

I carried it around with me and noted important events, one of which was the day I put this image in my back pocket. I tried to keep it as close to my self as possible. This has been one of the most life-changing years I have known. The subsequent dates written above the image are life-changing dates and hold special significance for me. I will continue to add dates.

Feb 21st

Poster- Vincent Finazzo

Feb 6th

Poster- Vincent Finazzo