Chapter I
Opening
CUTR is the story of my grandfather Herman "George Washington" Asher and his experience as a suit cutter in the garment district in NY in the late 1940's.
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CUTRThe Garment District Requiem
The Garment District Requiem — the body mapped through its labor, the marks the system leaves on a human being over time.
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The cut — 03 pieces
01CUTR 02Shop Manager 03Boss
The ORIGINAL painting is cut into three pieces: CUTR, Shop Manager, Boss.
Sketch → Source → Extraction
The painting becomes liquid.
01 · aWIP
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The Story
Behind CUTR
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Phase 01
aWIP
Raw studies forming the foundation of CUTR. The garment district as subject — scissors, fabric, and the violence of creation.
Graphite, charcoal12 studies2023
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Phase 02
ORIGINAL
Mixed-media painting — the garment district requiem rendered in paint and collage.
Acrylic on canvas1 Original2023
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Phase 03
RE*MIX
Digital deconstruction of the CUTR paintings. Actors, stage, and atmosphere surgically separated.
2024Ed. 25 each100 prints
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3 series · 17 piecesCUTR V1
CUTR V2
CUTR V3
CUTR V4
CUTR V5
CUTR V6
CUTR V7
CUTR V8
Shop Manager v1
Shop Manager v2
Shop Manager v3
Shop Manager v4
Shop Manager v5
Boss V1
Boss V2
Boss V3
Boss V4
Phase 04
MOTION
Animated loops bringing the deconstructed garment district to life. Scissors cut, fabric falls, machines hum.
2024–2025
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3 series · 17 piecesCUTR V1
CUTR V2
CUTR V3
CUTR V4
CUTR V5
CUTR V6
CUTR V7
CUTR V8
Shop Manager v1
Shop Manager v2
Shop Manager v3
Shop Manager v4
Shop Manager v5
Boss V1
Boss V2
Boss V3
Boss V4
Phase 05
DIMENSION
Phase 05 · In development
Entering a new dimension
Virtual reality environments are in development.
Immersive VR environment — step inside the garment district. Fabric and steel become architecture.
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