honorable mention
Allysa Sing singapore
title
Affinity
I digitally manipulated the portraits of the subjects, both the animals and the people, to give them a slightly unusual look. The look aims at still looking human-like, but more on the unique spectrum of beauty.
My subjects were the people and their pets. I looked for people I knew with special bonds with their pets, a similar bond that I have to my own pet conure. I was also interested to see if I could capture the bond that they have with their pets. And at the same time engage the viewers into wanting to know the story behind their bond is.
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I decided to explore the curiosity I had with strange beauty. I started looking at famous portraits in art history and portraits from the Italian Renaissance period particularly intrigued me. There was a quality to the portraits that were almost creepy but at the same time they drew me in. And I decided to create the same kind of feeling with the portraits.I digitally manipulated the portraits of the subjects, both the animals and the people, to give them a slightly unusual look. The look aims at still looking human-like, but more on the unique spectrum of beauty.
My subjects were the people and their pets. I looked for people I knew with special bonds with their pets, a similar bond that I have to my own pet conure. I was also interested to see if I could capture the bond that they have with their pets. And at the same time engage the viewers into wanting to know the story behind their bond is.
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