Poof'n Out!: photography

Into the Abyss (The Road to Glory)

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In preparation for show in September, I've begun <i>Into the Abyss (The Road to Glory)</i>. It's an LED Mirror based photographic sculpture... I built a foam heart, and I'm covering it in silk roses. On n the front a 6x6" two-way mirror will be inset, and on the back an 8x8" regular mirror will be attached. A photograph of me in costume will be attached to the mirror on the back, and the inside will be covered in small roses with LED lights in the centers. The result should be what appears to be the Dooman skipping through an endless tunnel of roses, since the mirrors reflecting each other should appear to be endless. I'm getting pretty excited about it. More on the show in another post sometime this week after I get more details.

Into the Abyss (The Road to Glory)

In preparation for show in September, I've begun Into the Abyss (The Road to Glory) . It's an LED Mirror based photographic sculpt...

Sneak Peek: Set of Rise of the Dooman

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Took some early photos, and started editing a bit. This is the wooden heart, with roses, mounted on the silk and vintage fabric, and surrounded by felt dots I cut out. This is just a cropped section of the image, as I don't want to spoil the final unveil. I've been working all day so I had to share at least this much. More coming tomorrow, and hopefully finished photo by the end of the week. I'm loving the glow it has so far, the majority is good lighting with help from a few simple blur and screen filters. Trying to add as many layers of design as possible.

Sneak Peek: Set of Rise of the Dooman

Took some early photos, and started editing a bit. This is the wooden heart, with roses, mounted on the silk and vintage fabric, and surro...

Primping my Roses

I'm getting ready to to stage another photoshoot so im primping my roses for it. They got a little flattened in the mail so I have to ...

A New Love: James Bidgood

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I was recently introduced to the work of James Bidgood. I watched his movie <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pink-Narcissus-VHS-Don-Brooks/dp/6304819730?ie=UTF8&tag=dwknox88&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Pink Narcissus(1971)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dwknox88&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=6304819730" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> and was left speechless. It was so visually beautiful and stunning. Its a story revolving around the fantasies of a male prostitute as he encounters suitors. I'm most fascinated by Bidgood's use of kitsch object and patterns in his work. I LOVE the flowers and bedazzled objects.<br />
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He has a really good sense of composition and the way he builds the sets, and dresses his models really aids in creating dreamlike scenes and images. He is definitely a big influence as I piece together my new body of work. His photographs and film are beautiful depictions of the male body, and nude. They poetically display all the curves and cuts of the models. They are displayed as both masculine and strong, and effeminate and emotional. They are true portraits of men, displaying the beauty of each model, while carrying the mentality of the models and characters they portray.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Taschen has a great art book of James Bidgood's work. I'm going to order mine with my next paycheck. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... It happens to be on daily motion ( 'u' )y </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdml34_pink-narcissus-1971_shortfilms">James Bidgood - Pink Narcissus (1971)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dwknox88&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=3836514524" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></div>

A New Love: James Bidgood

I was recently introduced to the work of James Bidgood. I watched his movie Pink Narcissus(1971) and was left speechless. It was so visu...