Thursday, September 19, 2013

Blog Entry 5 – Project 1: Research

The first contemporary artist I chose is Miss Aniela, who is a fine-art and commercial photographer, as well as a published author, based in the UK. Aniela works a lot with surreal fashion, which is roughly defined as a combination of fashion with surreal style art. Elements, from different time periods are often used or referenced in Aniela's images, especially in fashion styles or background locations of the models portrayed in many of the photographs. This creates an interesting contrast when placed next to something with a more modern and chic feel. Subtle oddities like animals, birds, and whimsical photo editing also add to the overall surreal effect of pieces.



My second artist is Maggie Taylor. She is a contemporary artist who works primarily with digital images. She creates her works by scanning images and other objects to use in her pieces. Creating a montage with computer editing. Many, though not all, of Taylor's pieces feature women, creating a possible self portrait effect along with her surreal content. Many of Taylor's pieces also seem to have a focus on the 'heads' or faces subjects portrayed in her artwork, putting an extra emphasis on the brain as well as human emotion. 

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