Oh God, Why? - Keith Roland

Mick tasked Keith with getting weird with his photography in Photoshop. This little series is what he came back with. 

“These photos are self-explanatory. I fucked with them in Photoshop using the rectangular marquee tool for most of them, then I realized I could make it an oval. ”
— KR

Hustle and Bustle- Keith Roland

Super excited to announce a partnership with writer and photographer Keith Roland. His work will be featured on ALSO THAT on a semi-regular basis. This first series is from his visit to New York City.

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“Keith Roland is a visual artist and writer searching to encapsulate in art what ideas roil in his mind. His creations are a paradox between desire to tame and desire to set free those thoughts that rumble forth through the camera or onto the page.”
— KR

Guest Post: Breathe New Life by Keith Roland

My main man Keith (who you may remember from his 2014 guest post Technicolor Wonder) makes his return to ALSO THAT with his new series of multimedia art. 

Check out his blog Skeleton Assembly, LIKE his brand-new Facebook page, and pick up a print from his Society 6 page.

“Some photographs just never really get old to me. They continue their life in so many forms, and within the mind. Something one contemplates while sitting alone, gazing out into space, or across the seemingly infinite ocean, or even when taking the next photograph.

I decided to breathe new life into some of my favorite photos with a little bit of mixed media, basically, I took my adult crayons (oil pastels) and began drawing on them. The first few came out nice, but really had no defining characteristics other than being drawn on. However, I came up with a series to begin, completely by accident, after drawing a mask over one of my shots. So without further adieu, here is the beginning of my series of masks...”
— KR