Jeffrey Wang
Born in New York, Jeffrey Wang lives and works in the Far East. This duality of racial and cultural influences has left its mark on his creativity. Described as a visual artist – his skills reach deep and masterfully into the realms of branding, graphic design and fashion. Wang himself sees these images as portraying the danger women face against the power of material consumerism to overwhelm and consume the sense of self – women (and men) who forget who they really are, beneath the mannequin model caresses and couture of an icy smooth, art-exhibit slick, cold-hearted industry.
Analysis
The two images that show contrasting angles of a theme being explored by the super talented and creative artist. From the calm healing hands of angels that we sometimes feel around us, pushing through the fabric of reality from some realm of energy and love, to soothe our pains or simply hold us upright with confidence and power. To the claustrophobic experience of calamity that comes out of nowhere – the series of events nobody could have foreseen that tear us down from our place of personal happiness, leaving us in the dark hours of night with the fear that something evil has invaded our space.
His use of colour or lack of adds to the feeling of personality being removed from the person with the photo.
His use of colour or lack of adds to the feeling of personality being removed from the person with the photo.
My Photo
For my own interpretation of the 's work i used a set of 7 photos to create the layered look once i used photoshop to crop and place the layers together to create the illusion of arms holding me back. The arms represent aspects of my conscience holding myself back, restraining me from finding who i am, for me personally the arm could also represent the influence that Trichotillomania has had on me and who i have become, the fact that they are holding me and grabbing onto me shows the unwillingness to change and develop as i learn how to live with the condition and learn how to work through the urges and feelings of needing to relapse. to improve this image i would blend the hand in the lower right corner more effectively to make it look like it is coming from the wall and not just placed on top and left there as it is.