This is a print screen of me photoshopping my own photograph in the style of Douglas Gordon, i used the pen tool to select the outline of the eyes which i then removed. I also edited the picture to make it black and white as i orignially took it in colour.
I think this experiment went really well because my model portrays the emotion of frustration which could be caused through any sin and I've proved that looks can be decieving and removing parts of the facial features also helps this.
To create my own image in the style of Douglas Gordon i opened a photograph i had taken of my model in Photoshop CS6. Once loaded i adjusted the contrast so it would look more realistic and added a saturation adjustment so i could make the image appear slightly darker to create better focus which i then went on to making it black and white.
To remove the eyes i used the pen tool and made a path which i would then take away by selecting and pressing delete. By doing this, it left a blank, white backrgound where the eyes would have been, this means that there is no longer emotion shown through her eyes.
I linked Douglas Gordon to th seven deadly sins theme by suggesting that with the eyes removed and her not being able to see meant she could never become jealous. After doing further research on Gordon, i found out that he also burns away the major facial features eg, the lips and eyes and although i wasn't interested in experimenting this technique i wanted to bare it in mind beause the burning shows that anything bad can come of the addiction to any sin. i thought this because for example, when people get angry they burn photographs to erase certain memories of the past this could be related to the sin wrath.
To create my own image in the style of Douglas Gordon i opened a photograph i had taken of my model in Photoshop CS6. Once loaded i adjusted the contrast so it would look more realistic and added a saturation adjustment so i could make the image appear slightly darker to create better focus which i then went on to making it black and white.
To remove the eyes i used the pen tool and made a path which i would then take away by selecting and pressing delete. By doing this, it left a blank, white backrgound where the eyes would have been, this means that there is no longer emotion shown through her eyes.
I linked Douglas Gordon to th seven deadly sins theme by suggesting that with the eyes removed and her not being able to see meant she could never become jealous. After doing further research on Gordon, i found out that he also burns away the major facial features eg, the lips and eyes and although i wasn't interested in experimenting this technique i wanted to bare it in mind beause the burning shows that anything bad can come of the addiction to any sin. i thought this because for example, when people get angry they burn photographs to erase certain memories of the past this could be related to the sin wrath.
Douglas Gordon is a famous Scottish artist. The image below is part of his 'Blind Series'. The image below is titled, 'Mirror Blind Greta' and despite looking like early fifties film photography, it was in fact taken in 2002. I have decided to include this work because instead of pasting features on to models body parts, I also want to study the effect of taking away features and how this could appear to the viewer. I am going to attempt on Wednesday to create an opposing version of 'hear, speak and see no evil'. I will then evaluate which images are the most powerful. This will then lead on to my own personal project where I can look at the human condition, superstitions and possibly lead into the religous version of the 'Seven Deadly Sins'.
In the picture I can see a middle-aged woman looking distressed with her hands pulling her hair back out of her face with her eyes cut out. This also suggests that she is feeling fear and pain and maybe that she cannot handle looking at a certain thing, such as ‘evil’. I think this generates a very emotional and powerful piece of work and the photographer is trying to relate to the theme of ‘see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil’.
The background is plain so it draws the attention more to the woman that is in the fore-ground. Looking more at the woman you notice that her eyes have been cut out which creates a focal point. I think the photographer may have done this by using Photoshop. Overall making the black and white colour photo very dramatic.
I think the photos may have been taken in a bright studio with reflectors controlling the light to add shadow to certain places. This may be the case because the lighting appears to be soft and natural apart from the darkness underneath her chin which exaggerates the shadow of the arms and makes it more effective and intense.
Douglas Gordon has not used bright and attractive colours in this particular piece, he has only used white, grey and black to emphasise the surrealist feel of taking away the eyes. In a way the colours are still subtle because they blend in with each other but still have tone boldness. The lack of colour makes me feel dull and gloomy but still curious of why he didn’t use vibrant and contrasting colours.
I think the artist/photographer wanted us to reflect on what evil we may have caused to others and for us to be more careful of what we do and not be ‘blind’ of our evilness. The work makes me feel depressed and also disturbed but I think it is overall very expressive and effective.
In the picture I can see a middle-aged woman looking distressed with her hands pulling her hair back out of her face with her eyes cut out. This also suggests that she is feeling fear and pain and maybe that she cannot handle looking at a certain thing, such as ‘evil’. I think this generates a very emotional and powerful piece of work and the photographer is trying to relate to the theme of ‘see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil’.
The background is plain so it draws the attention more to the woman that is in the fore-ground. Looking more at the woman you notice that her eyes have been cut out which creates a focal point. I think the photographer may have done this by using Photoshop. Overall making the black and white colour photo very dramatic.
I think the photos may have been taken in a bright studio with reflectors controlling the light to add shadow to certain places. This may be the case because the lighting appears to be soft and natural apart from the darkness underneath her chin which exaggerates the shadow of the arms and makes it more effective and intense.
Douglas Gordon has not used bright and attractive colours in this particular piece, he has only used white, grey and black to emphasise the surrealist feel of taking away the eyes. In a way the colours are still subtle because they blend in with each other but still have tone boldness. The lack of colour makes me feel dull and gloomy but still curious of why he didn’t use vibrant and contrasting colours.
I think the artist/photographer wanted us to reflect on what evil we may have caused to others and for us to be more careful of what we do and not be ‘blind’ of our evilness. The work makes me feel depressed and also disturbed but I think it is overall very expressive and effective.
