Antonio Mora is a creative art director since 1995 and is gradually gravitating towards the more artistic area of his profession. His work which are personal and evocative, are meant to trigger intense feelings. His inspiration comes from the portraits themselves. He uses his imagination to bring an image to life to create a moment between sleep and consciousness. He says that his work is inspired by the belief that “art is made to disturb the conscience”. He has been developing an extensive collection of portraits in which dream worlds are superimposed with reality. Antonio usually blends humans and nature into surreal artworks. Having mastered the technique of digital collage using various tools such as filters, hues, saturation and gradients of opacity, his creative process results in unified textures and the merging of the photographs. He works with images he finds through the internet, magazines and blogs and fuses them together with his photo manipulation techniques. His seamless way of mixing various concepts together creates a mind tricking illusion for the viewer.

Visual: This is a portrait that consists of the natural and unnatural world. The woman’s face has been slightly revealed, creating a mysterious effect to the image. If you look closely you can see cracks in the photo which makes it seem like the image is ageing and about to peel off.  Around the head area you can see arches which appears to be a bridge that has been copied and pasted several times. On the left hand side you can see a cluster of leaves resting in the corner. The reflection of the leaves and the arches can also be seen in the image, seamlessly blending into the woman’s face. You can also see that the smallest arch and its reflection has created a circle which has been replaced for the real eye that has been erased.  Antonio Mora has placed multiple pictures on top of one another and then lowered the opacity to blend all the images together.

Composition: The focal point in this image is where the eye is supposed to be. The arches have decreased in size the further out it is which captures the viewers attention and makes their eyes follow through the endless tunnel. The contrast in colours is interesting since the lower half is dark and gloomy while the upper half has a tranquil effect through the nature and peaceful landscape.

Opinion: I like how the artist has used nature to replace a large amount of the woman’s face. I think this image is telling us a story about a young woman who is broken which is represented by the cracks. She has a lot going on in her head which is represented by the several arches that circle around her. She appears to be envious which can be seen through the colour imagery of green depicted through the leaves and their reflection.