Emma Anne Westacott Smith
(26 years old. Born in United Kingdom. Lives in: Plymouth)
Plymouth University
Just as language helps us to shape meaning ? digital technology helps to shape my art?
As a painter I create my work using a wide array of stimuli and techniques that I enhance and augment through the application of computer technology, in particular the program Photoshop. I cross boundaries and combine approaches to develop a unique style that has taken my work from Fine Art into the realms of graphics and back again. This movement has been positive and created a dynamic relationship between the portraiture and the initial layers created in Photoshop. For my degree show at Plymouth I have chosen an amalgamation of my passion for fashion photography and the issues that are predominately linked to the industry.
contact- paint@emme-anne.co.uk
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Work of art I would like to make
As the worlds obsession with ‘beauty’ increases its hold on society, my concern is for younger generations who are being brought up surrounded by these manipulated, false images.
My work would respond to the inevitable increase in digitally enhancing images that surround us, in particular fashion photography and fashion adverts.
We are bombarded by images of women with flawless skin, straight white teeth, incredibly silky hair, making the consumer feel aesthetically inadequate.
To amplify my concerns I envisage a series of five portrait paintings. Ideally the paintings would hang in a room so the portraits face each other and start to create relationships. This intense environment may then replicate to the viewer the digitally corrupt society we live in
My process of using Photoshop to manipulate my design ideas ties in appropriately with my new theme. Photoshop allows me as an artist to experiment and push images to new levels. I will design this series with contrasting areas and layers. For example one area will have pixilation on the face which I can achieve on Photoshop and then take onto canvas. The pixilation would reflect the breakdown of the perfect being.
I would continue to use oil paints to paint the portrait. Oil mixes effectively and a flawless effect can be achieved. Areas that I leave open to breathe and for interpretation will be spray painted. This medium next to the oil paint creates a dynamic relationship. Areas that resemble a graffiti style would represent the breakdown of societies ideal.
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My Artworks (6)
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