Wednesday 11 January 2012

Androgyny

The current project I am working on is called Androgyny. It is a project that I have worked on before but I have decided to start working on it again from scratch, using a slighty different approach and exploring different ideas. I am interested in the idea of ambiguity and confusion. I am focusing on the androgynous male and observing characteristics that make one look androgynous. I am also trying to incorporate themes of anime, manga and ball jointed dolls, which are related to androgyny, in addition to influence from other artists. Here are some photo manipulations I did(inspired by the artist Luke Kopycinski)on Photoshop CS4 using photographs I took of my ball jointed doll: