Marcel Van Der Vlugt
The next photographer I have chosen to research is Marcel Van Der Vlugt. I have chosen to research this photographer as I would like to take inspiration from their work in my personal investigation. Marcel Van Der Vlugt is a portrait photographer whose
Photographs are striking and beautiful but could be seen in a quite disturbing way. The photographer takes the faces of top models and covers them in cheese and salmon and other materials, creating contemporary pieces. This crosses the line between fine art and commercial images. I am going to take inspiration from this photographer by practising their same techniques and experimenting with different materials. I would like my own images to portray sense of hiding a person’s identity, using various materials and substances.
This is a portrait image created by Marcel Van Der Vlugt. Van Der Vlugt has created an abstract way of portraying models in contemporary commercial shots. Here he has poured honey over the model's face to almost disfigure it but has still managed to create a beautiful but somewhat disturbing image.
The idea behind the image is to cross the line between fine art and modelling photography. There is much lighter shining onto the model's face which is evident from the lighter patches on her face. However, the image is quite dull in tone and not very bright in colour. The background is dark which immediately draws your attention to the subject.
This is a posed portrait image with the model not looking directly into the camera so therefore more of the substance on the face can be seen as this gives a better effect on the image as you can see the drips down the face. The image has been composed so that the subject matter is central in the image and there is nothing in the background that would be distracting from her. The angle of view is also fairly central with the model looking over to the right hand corner. The aperture when shooting this image will have been quite narrow as most of the image is in focus with only the background being slightly blurred behind the subject. The mood of this piece is quite calm but also feels very high fashion in a unique way. The image is abstract and very eye catching making it more interesting to look at.
This is a second portrait image by Marcel Van Der Vlugt. Here the photographer has added what looks like some sort or spread over the models face and then stuck chocolate sprinkles over a certain section of the face, creating a beautiful but somewhat disturbing image. The idea behind the image is to cross the line between fine art and modelling photography. The lighting used in this image is quite bright. The bright white background draws your eye immediately to the darker coloured substance on the models face. This is a posed portrait image with the model not looking directly into the camera; therefore more of the substance on the face can be seen. At a glance, the food on the model's face reminds me of insects or flies which also makes the image more disturbing to look at and it’s not until you look at the image more closely that you realise what it is. I like the way that the photographer has only placed the sprinkles onto the bottom half of the face and the way that they fade out towards the neck and shoulders, revealing the model's eyes and top part of the face. The image has been composed so that the subject matter is central in the image and there is nothing in the background that would be distracting from her. The angle of view is also fairly central with the model looking up slightly only using her eyes. The aperture when shooting this image will have been quite narrow as most of the image is in focus with only the background being slightly blurred behind the subject. The mood of this piece is quite sinister as the sprinkles hide the majority of the model's face, almost like a balaclava, but it is still clear that the model is of a 'high fashion' standard.