Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting
So I am scrolling through Flickr looking for pictures I like and Bam! Right in mid-skim I see what looks like my brother's high school photo! (Above.) It isn't. It's a picture of an avatar. And really only from the nose up, the mouth is different. But wow, it was a shocker. I have to check out the photographer, naturally, and there was Tristan Flinders and a stream full of fabulous photos. The title is “I’m NASTY” which might make admitting how much he looks like my brother (when he was young) problematic, but the photo is, itself, striking. I like when people crop pictures so we are asked to fill in some of it ourselves. It makes photos more memorable, even ones who resemble no one.
“I Wake Up Crying…” makes brilliant use of light and layers to suggest light. The picture is a good example of the Golden Mean and the Rule of Thirds. The magic, though, is the brilliant color and the overlay that seems as though the light explodes.
“Clergyman” is inspired by the poster for the movie, “The Nun.” It is a successful homage, though I didn’t think of a movie at all. I don’t watch scary movies and it looks scary. What I saw when I saw this picture was a commentary on the clergy molestation scandals that have roiled the Catholic Church and, more recently. the Baptist conferences. In fact, when I saw that picture I thought of one particular person, Bishop Tobin of Rhode Island who, in June, advised Catholics not to support Pride month. What made that remarkable is this is one of the priests who knew of the abuse of thousands of young children in Pennsylvania where he used to work. He said that although he was aware of the problem, he didn’t come forward because it wasn’t his job. A face of piety and evil seems perfect to me.
Be sure to check out Tristan’s photostream. It is full of great pictures, including a few from “Red Dead Redemption” and some of his digital art. I am excited by a new project he has just begun. His first picture for the project is PuNK. What he does is draw people who are trans from how they picture themselves. Not every person who is trans can afford surgery or even hormones. Some do not want surgery. As Tristan explained in the picture description, “This is about 'seeing' yourself as you are, not how others perceive you, or how you are expected to act or look.”
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