My theme for advanced image creation is
called masking identity. It is about society and the media putting pressure on
young girls and women to look and act a certain way. The masks take many forms
but the mask I’m focusing on is the one we create in order to hide our true
identities. From a young age we are shown images of beautiful women who are
photoshopped by the media and film industries. They create the illusion of what
women ‘should’ look like. Obviously these images are fake and unnatural but we
are still influenced and brainwashed by them. This can have a negative impact
on people and cause self confidence issues. One negative result is that people
hide behind a mask because they feel as though they wont fit in with their real
identity. Therefore they create a mask to hide behind and over time become
dependent on the mask.
This poster is about hiding your identity
from the world. It shows how easily we are influenced by other people, society
and the media. It shows how the innocent are easily manipulated and controlled.
It represents the dark side of the film industry and shows how you loose your
identity when you step foot into that world. When you do loose your identity,
you loose your voice and your own free will. If you don’t do as they say they
will put you in the background where you will fade away. This image represent
the mask we create in order to shield us from the negativity in the media. Its
about not having confidence and belief in ourselves because of the pressure
from the media and society. It also shows how we can have multiple
personalities and each of those is its own mask. We wear different personalities in different
environment. But the question is; Which personality is our real identity? Who
are we really? We become so dependent on hiding behind our hands that our own
identity disappears from existence.
After a while we are then trying to control what we present to the world
and overtime cracks begin to appear. The secrets of your real identity start to
escape between the cracks in the mask.
When I was designing this poster I
researched different artist for inspiration. One artist who influenced my
poster was Jackson Pollok. I am intrigued by the dramatic chaotic brush strokes
he uses. His work is about emotion and the gestures associated with the
emotions which then cause the actions of the brush strokes. The paint
represents the inner state of the artists and the emotions he is feeling while
painting. I incorporated the same effect in my poster. I used a drip brush
effect on the faces which represent the inner emotion of the character. I used
a dodging and burning technique to lighten and darken some areas which create
the spotlight effect.
