During this week's class discussion, I discovered the work of an interesting photographer: Ulric Collette.
At first glance, I thought they were silly, but the more I looked at them, the more the images interested me. It became very interesting to me when I understood the relationship between the faces that were being meshed together. The link with identity is obvious. Ulric uses the idea of genetics and by creating these mash ups make us realize how the physical body is simply an envelope destined to become similar with time to our parent's. Looking at the pictures he creates by merging portraits of two close relatives, you can see how their genetic overlap creates striking visual echoes across decades and genders. Strangely, some siblings morphed into one face appear to be more identical than twins Scary and interesting. My personal favorites are in fact, the photographs utilizing two faces from different adult generations. I find it less interesting when he uses children and adults combined because it lacks coherence and seems disproportionate. It is not as pleasing to the eye and take away the beauty of the look alike aspect.
Overall, he
is a great discovery with original ideas and I would definitively show his
photographs to students if we think of engaging in a lesson about digital art. I would use his
work as an example of how Photoshop can be used to create interesting effects
that not only are beautifully achieved but that are also not that complicated to do and possible for students to
learn in class.
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