{"product_id":"bre-pettis-alexander-22x30","title":"Bre Pettis | Alexander (22x30)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22\" x 30\" ink work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon Strathmore watercolor paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePainted with Windsor and Newton Blue Black Calligraphy Ink diluted for different greyscale values.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplotted on a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bantamtools.com\/collections\/artframe\" title=\"ArtFrame\"\u003eBatam Tools ArtFrame\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement: \u003c\/strong\u003eIn 2012, while working at the leading edge of 3D digitization, I collaborated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum to scan works from their collections. One of my favorites at the Brooklyn Museum is a small fragmentary sculpture of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander the Great\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—a preserved head, torso, and upper right arm from a composite statuette.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI captured the piece using photogrammetry: dozens of photographs were processed into a detailed 3D model, translating an ancient object into digital form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2026, I returned to that scan and wrote software to transform the 3D model into a watercolor “score” for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBantam Tools WaterColorBot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBantam Tools ArtFrame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The resulting work is an animation in which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeach frame is physically painted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, then assembled into motion—an experiment in moving an artifact across time and mediums: stone to pixels to pigment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander the Great, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Marble. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 54.162. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Museum object page: https:\/\/www.brooklynmuseum.org\/objects\/3606\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bantam Tools","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44701939236943,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/2361\/files\/AlexanderBig_Bre.jpg?v=1773344503","url":"https:\/\/bantamtools.com\/products\/bre-pettis-alexander-22x30","provider":"Bantam Tools","version":"1.0","type":"link"}