Distorted View
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Final edits inspired by Mederos
My outcome was successful when recreating Mederos work through photographs. Mederos is best recognized for his signature bubble-wrap style where he paints individual bubbles over portraits for added texture and effect. To create these images I placed bubble-wrap in front of the face to mimic Mederos where he creates texture and light reflecting off the bubble-wrap and distorts the image underneath. You can make out the image underneath by looking at the photograph from a distance. His images don’t necessarily have a meaning or send a message to attract viewers, its the large amount of detail and the unique technique to create his final image that draws attention.
What I like most about this image is the detail on the bubble-wrap that contrasts against the blurred background. The artificial light reflects off the bubble-wrap, like in Mederos’ paintings. The main focus of his artwork is the detail on the bubbles, the background is blurred so the main attention is how the camera focused and captured the detail on the bubble-wrap. I took this image with artificial lights and edited and adjusted the colour to look like his paintings. The repetition of bubbles could represent the continuous plastic use that is affecting our planet. The lack of emotion in the face shows most of us have no reaction to how negatively we’re effecting the earth and environment, yet it is right in front of their eyes and they still act unbothered.
Final edits inspired by distorted view
The creases in the plastic sheet affect the face like plastic affects the sea. At least 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year, and make up 80% of all marine debris. Marine species ingest or are entangled by plastic debris, which causes severe injuries and deaths. Litter dropped on the street doesn’t stay there. Rainwater and wind carries plastic waste into streams and rivers, and through drains into the ocean. This plastic that covers the lens of the camera has distorted the face and wont be seen how it originally was. The plastics in our seas affect the natural nature of our oceans and ruins its natural form.
I took this image with artificial lighting which reflects off the plastic sheet. The materials I used to create this image has blurred out any facial expressions on the face. This represents how many people don’t react or act upon the waste in our seas.
