Latex Mask Work and Figures

These are latex masks that I made in my free time whilst studying for my GCSE's. I created these masks by first creating a sculpture out of plasticine and then created a mold for with plaster or crystacal. I then cast the masks in latex and depending on the mask I would add acrylic eyes and teeth. A lot of these masks were based on film prosthetics and other well known designs which meant I could showcase how accurate my work is to the reference. Many people inquired about buying the pieces but I declined as I was not happy with the quality at the time.

Advertising the Manchester Northern Quarter Poster

These are advertisements that I created for my client 'Creative Tourist' as part of my 'Advertising Manchester' photography project. These photographs were taken in the Manchester Northern Quarter and then edited of Photoshop.

This is a photograph I took in Manchester's Northern Quarter and then edited in Photoshop by using colour selection tools to select the red tones and desaturate the unselected image. I created this piece for a photography project where I had to create posters for a client on advertising Manchester. This project immediately interested me, as I have always loved the music and street art that can be found in Manchester.  I particularly like this image as it shows how art can appear out of nowhere in the backstreets of a city. I tried to match the colour of the text with the colours of the graffiti and I tried to use a font that wasn't too similar to create some variety in the poster.

Photography: Identity Project

These are photographs that I took for my identity project. I wanted my project to document a character who is trying the find his own identity through experimenting with the look of different people. This shows the character loose his own identity as he is deforming his look so much that he is becoming a combination of the different personas. This mirrors how people try create personalities by adhering  to stereotypes when really they are loosing themselves.

For my identity project I created a character who explores a variety of identities to find one that they suit and it is this characteristic of constantly evolving which becomes the identity of the character. This piece evolved from a photograph of the character in a gasmask. On Photoshop, I removed the background, made the image black and white and changed the contrast. I then layered a negative of this on top and used a leaf eraser tool to expose the positive image underneath. I like this piece as I think the leaf pattern makes it look as though the ideas and imagination of the character are bursting through the Identity he is creating for himself. 

This is another photograph of myself from my Identity project. This shows another one of the identities created by my character. I like the contrast in this piece and the way that the bright colours in the hair adds warmth to the otherwise cold image.

This piece is a self-portrait photograph that I edited in Photoshop with the 'Curves' tool. This is part of a group of work on the subject of identity. For my project, I intended to create work that showed the thought patterns of someone who was searching for an identity. I feel that the unusual colours and the distorted mouth reflect the frenzied mindset of the person who is searching for an Identity and the magnifying glass helps create the idea of a search.

Micro World

For this piece I decided to photograph 1/87th scale model people in a cereal bowl filled with milk. I have always liked working with figures in a smaller scale and I had been influenced by Akiko Ida and Pierre Javelle's work with small figurines.  My two favourite things about this image are the vibrant colours and the reflection of the sitting man in the milk. I like how he seems careless about the fact that all his fellow miniature people are drowning in milk and that presumably they are all soon to be eaten.