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crazy jake charity 911 print, by Michael Jacob on Sept 11, 2008 16:42:00 GMT 1, I had another idea around 9/11. I’m really into barcodes right now, as you will be seeing more in two of my upcoming pieces due out in the next few months. This piece is titled “change.” 9/11 changed everything. Life still has not returned to the way it was. It probably never will. I kept asking myself what 9/11 was about. At first I focused on oil, but that wasn’t it. In my opinion, its about beliefs, about what makes us who we are. 9/11 pitted one belief (those of Osama Bin Laden) against ours. +1 for Osama on that day, but his day will come.

I liked the idea of using barcodes as graphical representations of the towers. The strong vertical lines matched up well to the architecture. At first, I just used two barcodes, but that wasn’t enough. I then thought of using barcodes from oil cans, but that wasn’t right either. I settled on two specific barcodes, from two items bought at the book store. The left barcode is for a copy of the Old Testament. The right barcode is from a Qur’an. I guess that’s the way I see it.

Anyway, I’m doing a signed edition of 100 digital prints. Size is 8.5 x 11 inches. I hope to output on print-making paper, or at least a nice heavier stock. If I use print making paper, Ill be recycling some of my earlier prints, so the backs of these will have partial images of my old stuff. 100% of my profits (which I hope to be about 90% of the cost) will be going to a NYC charity. As Im looking into it, right now Im liking the New York Community Trust. If you have any other suggestions (more 9/11 focused) Id like to know of them. It seems most of them no longer exist.

Price is only $9.11 USD! I think that’s pretty cheap. Postage to the UK and Europe is $7.00 USD. Shipping to the US is $4.00 USD. They will be sent flat.

TOTAL FOR US destined prints: $13.11
TOTAL FOR UK and the rest of the world: $16.11

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Orders (and numbered prints) will be processed in the order payments are received. Payments can be made via paypal to mjacob@cooper-smith.com

I plan on doing 9 large size stencils of this piece on canvas when I get the time and money.

I had another idea around 9/11. I’m really into barcodes right now, as you will be seeing more in two of my upcoming pieces due out in the next few months. This piece is titled “change.” 9/11 changed everything. Life still has not returned to the way it was. It probably never will. I kept asking myself what 9/11 was about. At first I focused on oil, but that wasn’t it. In my opinion, its about beliefs, about what makes us who we are. 9/11 pitted one belief (those of Osama Bin Laden) against ours. +1 for Osama on that day, but his day will come.

I liked the idea of using barcodes as graphical representations of the towers. The strong vertical lines matched up well to the architecture. At first, I just used two barcodes, but that wasn’t enough. I then thought of using barcodes from oil cans, but that wasn’t right either. I settled on two specific barcodes, from two items bought at the book store. The left barcode is for a copy of the Old Testament. The right barcode is from a Qur’an. I guess that’s the way I see it.

Anyway, I’m doing a signed edition of 100 digital prints. Size is 8.5 x 11 inches. I hope to output on print-making paper, or at least a nice heavier stock. If I use print making paper, Ill be recycling some of my earlier prints, so the backs of these will have partial images of my old stuff. 100% of my profits (which I hope to be about 90% of the cost) will be going to a NYC charity. As Im looking into it, right now Im liking the New York Community Trust. If you have any other suggestions (more 9/11 focused) Id like to know of them. It seems most of them no longer exist.

Price is only $9.11 USD! I think that’s pretty cheap. Postage to the UK and Europe is $7.00 USD. Shipping to the US is $4.00 USD. They will be sent flat.

TOTAL FOR US destined prints: $13.11
TOTAL FOR UK and the rest of the world: $16.11

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Orders (and numbered prints) will be processed in the order payments are received. Payments can be made via paypal to mjacob@cooper-smith.com

I plan on doing 9 large size stencils of this piece on canvas when I get the time and money.