The central theme I want to explore in this project is illusion vs reality; exploring how what we see is constructed, manipulated and subjective. I want to challenge the viewers' trust in images because today especially digital editing and the rise of generative AI is rising. I will use Adoble Photoshop for editing this composition. The main visual will depict people swimming inside a martini glass, balanced on top a high heel. The colour will be primarily black and white with possible selective color accents. The martini glass with editing will become a distorted environment not originally meant for humans, showing a surreal scale shift. I wanted to choose a martini glass because they symbolize indulgence and/or artificial lifestyles. I have observed a recent trend of a “chic” minimalist lifestyle. Martini glasses, cucumber salads, clean girl makeup, cheetah print, dark red nails, vintage porches, the whole “old money” style in fashion have all been getting progressively more po...
Another artist I came across as I was researching and figuring out where to go with this project. I love her work as she blends together unexpected images. Her work makes you tilt your head I love it! link to her page For this project I want to create a surreal image that combines realism with digital manipulation. The central focus will be a martini glass or cup of some sort with people swimming and jumping into it. Doesn't really make sense when I put it into words but I want to explore how photoshop can create surreal images. A simple cocktail glass or object of some sort will be transformed into something it is not, a mini world. I have always had a very big imagination and tiny people/fairies were a big part of my childhood. I have created tons of mini houses for tiny people to live in, I want to explore scale in this project. I hope the final image will be able to capture my imagination and create a whimsical little environment that plays with reality. I wi...