Photograph by Hulki Okan Tabak. Limited Edition of 1. Minted November 10, 2020. Exclusively for KnownOrigin.

George Washington was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He appears on a United States stamp collection from 1870 and I have started to build this piece from an actual used physical copy of that stamp.

At this juncture in the series, the image is deconstructed to be reconstructed. It is manipulated, glitched, defocused and several layers of specific proprietary filters and experimentation is applied. This is the transition piece to the final mood video.

This is the 4th piece of a 5 artwork series that involves Edwin Stanton and George Washington from actual used 1870 stamps. The series consists of 4 digitally manipulated photographs and a video file. Various digital tools were used in creating the final images.