Drafting an Idea

For the time being I will be moving the idea of incorporating patterns to the side while I continue to explore the idea of abnormal facial recognition, tied with disrupting a traditional portrait.

Note: When I think of traditional portraiture, I often think of a more structured image. Something more formal and posed, with realistic qualities. Visually the subject of a traditional portrait would be front facing and would be against a neutral background. Compositionally the portrait would be cropped showing the head and shoulders, rather than the full body.

Wanting to tie in the visual qualities of abnormal facial recognition, I have been looking at using the eyes to disrupt a traditional portrait. By changing the size and the position of the eyes, I can produce a physical image that aligns with the oddities of the facial/identity blindness that I tend to see.

To add to the effect of the oddities distrupting the portrait, I have tought about the pysical movements of the eyes such as a blink. By using the CMY colour way, and three frame stop motion, I can incorporate the Samoiloff effect.

1st frame: Open eye

2nd frame: Mid blink

3rd frame: Closed eye