Self Distortion studies

For today's critique, I shared my process of where I am with my body of work and where I think I am heading at this point in time. I now know that I will pursue the concept of distortion and see where this takes me. I was asked (by a tutor), to come up with ten different ways to distort my face and body. So far I have come up with: Acrylic mirrors, using the photocopier and the scanner and using distortion apps for ipods, ect.

After critique, I experiemented using the photocopier method, which means you photocopy an image running the photo the length of the photocopier. This came up with some interesting results which I found were rather effective and possibly a path I would consider in my approach towards distortion. Here are some of the studies I have been left with:

Ink pen on paper, distorted with photocopier, 2013

Ink pen on paper, distorted by photocopier,2013

Ink pen on paper, distortion by photocopier,2013

Photograph distorted by photocopier, 2013

Photograph distorted by photocopier, 2013

Photograph distorted by photocopier, 2013

Photograph distorted by photocopier, 2013

 

So these were the results I was left with today, I was left with more but I found these to be the most effective. I can definitely see myself using this technique in my body of work. I was thinking of perhaps using this technique and then overlaying another distorted self portrait on top and running this through the photocopier yet again.

 

This week I will continue with different ways of using distortion and also keep experimenting with this technique and see where this takes me.