Stephen Fry Care Bear Head Reenaction
Aha! So I finally persuaded my other half to be my model…
The photo had to imitate the original celeb pap but more pertinently be a bit hashed and most definitely not sleek. There are a few artists around who are making accurate, skillful photographic re-enactments and although their work is brilliant, I’m always more interested in a home made job. It has to be a little off kilter.
Excuse the photo quality though, these are scanned in on my printer, that’s why they’re so grainy.
Literally I only took two snaps in the end, it was freezing cold but this added a bit of movement and urgency in the pose I believe. Put the two images side by side they are very different yet have some obvious similarities which is what I was aiming for, like a hybrid;
“a possible release from the singular identities” – (Bhabha)
I’m working on the blind drawing reenactments next, lots to sort out regarding texture and gesture. I have wondered how far I could take this concept (a bit like Chinese Whispers)…start with the original photo, photo reenactment, blind drawing reenactment… taking the original meaning and watering it down till it’s all murky.
