I've been experimenting with making animated GIFs for the first time using Photoshop Elements for my final major project. Considering it's the first time I've given it a go I'm quite pleased with the outcomes:
For this one I played around with layering the graphic shapes to obscure the face more and create more confusion within the image. I wanted to keep the colours basic and graphic so along with the black and white imagery I chose to keep to primary colours. I think the shapes, colours and lines create a definite 80's vibe which was unintentional but something I like now. The imagery was mainly inspired by Andy Warhol's 1975 screen prints of Mick Jagger, which I saw in the National Portrait Gallery:
I also created this GIF which explores negative and positive space between clothing and the body:
Within my project I am exploring the idea of fashion and clothing building identity, and the body as a blank, meaningless thing which clothing adorns to create meaning. By separating the clothing and body as I have done here I am addressing this idea and the way we can be identified just through clothing and not bodily features.
This theme of negative space and removal of the body was greatly inspired by Christina Christoforou's illustrations in her 'Whose Hair?' book, in which she draws iconic hairstyles of celebrities which we recognise even without facial features:
These animated GIFs have hopefully provided another dimension to my project, and I found it fun to experiment with a new digital technique to explore my ideas.
Emily xx
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