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Description
There is something quite evocative about an unused pier on a lake, especially one with a picnic table. It’s like an empty stage waiting for the actors (hopefully friends and family) to arrive. When such a scene appears in the Atlas, it suddenly becomes that much more alarming. You find your imagination running wild about possible explanations for the strange sky…
“Color Plate 197” combines a photograph from deviantART member Oxana with a painting created by my father, Gus Maier
“The Atlas Of Dreams” is an ongoing project that began in 1999. Each plate is composed of several different images combined to create something greater than the sum of its parts. Complex borders around the images fade into a white background. Source images include 19th century engravings, filtered stock photos, ArtMatic renders, astronomical photos of space and planetary surfaces, the paintings of my father, Gus Maier, and of course my own artwork – recycled and reused. Watch out for stray critters…
