Shapes of the face - Body Adornment.

The aim of this Project was to use the body to create a 3D work of art.

after looking at a number of influences including the death mask and human remains i came to the design of using fabric stretched over the face to record the resulting shadows and shapes.

the images below are a selection from the photographs that came as a result of the idea.

when looking at the photographs i had taken of the fabric stretched over the face i realised that the images would look more interesting if the shadows and highlights were more contrasting so i used photoshop to manipulate the images so that she shapes of the face were more pronounced. below are the edited photographs.

i thought the edited photographs i had taken turned out really successful and so i chose to take the idea further. i took my Xray Imitations and edited them on to the photoshopped images i had already done.

below are some examples of the outcomes of photoshopping photograms on to the face-stretched fabric images.

I like this image because it is more abstract. I used a photogram of a pelvis which accentuated the shadows of the face and worked really well. i like how the face is not immediately obvious but almost "pop's out" at you when you are not expecting it.

i think this image is really interesting but it doesnt have the eerie effect i was looking to get from it. i think the shape of the face showed up most successful on this image but the photogram of a section of a ribcage looks almost like zebra stripes.

For this photogram i tried to use filters and different effects on the photogram before layering it over the photograph. i like the face section of the image but the lighter area of fabric to the left doesnt look as effective.

after experimenting with the layering of photograms i decided that most images looked better without being layered. the photograph below is my most successful outcome of stretching fabric over the face. i thisk the way that i have desaturated every part of the image except the fabric worked well because it gives the photograph a spookier and more old fashioned feel.

i think that the photo worked so well because of a number of elements, the dark shadow under the chin and the black frame add depth to the image and the hands holding on to the frame are quite disturbing.