J a c k  B i c e Stereoptic Art - Works from Mid-career			To other stereoptic works: early, experimental; and to later and recent works.
	Artist's Comment Works on this page are from my mid-career as an artist.  They include a major, abstract photo mural from 1967 entitled "Ice Trellis" - a 12-foot modular piece which originated as a single 35mm cardboard slide-mount stretched 3-dimensionally with airplane glue.  This I angularly enlarged on multiple panels, and the composite pairs then were viewed from a central vertical, pedestal mirror.  They formed a panoramic sweep with subtle depth. This work was exhibited at Hallwalls Gallery in Buffalo, New York, and later in New York City's Museum of Holography, where it held a central position in a 100-year historical retrospective of the 3-dimensional arts.  There are two copies of this work extant, one in my own collection, the other in that of Steina and Woody Vasulka. -jb Look into these works three-dimensionally.  Cross your eyes on the enlarged pairs found by touching the small thumb-nail images. (See instructions below.)
	Instructions 1.  Sit squarely in front of the images - neither above nor below, and not to either side.  Keep your head and eyes level. 2.  Cross your eyes until the two images have spread to become three. 3.  Look at the middle image, which is a stereoptic fusion of the original two.  It will appear to be 3-dimensional.  (Ignore the two side images.) (If you find this to be very difficult, you might try poising your index finger vertically about 8 or 10 inches in front of your eyes, lined up with the center of the screen, then focus on your finger-tip.  That should automatically create three images, the middle of which you can begin to see behind the finger.  Wean your attention from the finger to the center image; then remove your hand from view and enjoy the scene.) For better and easier instructions, click yellow button above.
	jack bice home page tthe vIRTUAL gALLERY Virtual Gallery Stereoptics Worldbrowse