White face // image analysis

FORM ~ The image above is a close up of a portrait of a model covered in white paint and edited so that it has a light blue hue to the image. The image has been framed so that only half of the models face is captured. The model is standing in front of a a plain white background so that it was simple and that the portrait was the main focus. The models face has a bleak, solemn expression which i believe made the image more powerful. There is a shadow cast over the models face which allows the top part of the face including the eye to be highlighted.

MEANING ~ The image is from a series about conformity and invisibility within the world around us. The aim of the image was to symbolize how we change ourselves to suit the strains and expectations of society. We cover up who we really are to become the same as everyone else around us which therefore makes us invisible.  I represented this by painting the model white to symbolize her being invisible.

JUDGEMENT ~I am very happy with this image because is reveals and represents exactly what I wanted to within the shoot. It a powerful image with the connotations behind it. It provocative and makes the viewer think a lot more about what they are seeing.

CONTEXT ~ When thinking a lot more about the context behind the image and the ways it links to society I discovered that the image links closely to femininity and and society’s expectations to females.  This is something I would like to explore a lot more within the rest of my project and essay.

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