August 12th, 2010 / 11:57 am
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Photo Booth Mask by Mark Pernice
“Photo Booth Mask” is an actual mask rendered from a distorted image using Apple’s photo booth application; that he documents himself wearing the mask adds to the disembodied simulacra. The project may point to the absurd narcissism of the affected expressions usually made with the distortion effects, a kind of reverse aesthetic of trying to look grotesque. One is reminded of Francis Bacon, who fucked with faces way back; true, the camera changed painting, and now it changes sculpture, and with the latter, there’s an eerie leap from what ought to be two-dimensional to an actualized object, a transgression of mimesis.
Tags: Mark Pernice
the only difference being that Dude built the masks based off of distorted photos and Francis Bacon painted the faces out of his own nightmare visions and paranoia. That they look so grotesque and distorted is his genius.
On the other hand, Halloween is going to be awesome this year
“now changes sculpture” ???
what happens when he wears the mask and takes it into photobooth again? it’s masks all the way down.
the only difference being that Dude built the masks based off of distorted photos and Francis Bacon painted the faces out of his own nightmare visions and paranoia. That they look so grotesque and distorted is his genius.
On the other hand, Halloween is going to be awesome this year
I’m vegetarian, but I love Francis Bacon.
nice. i was thinking of doing some kosher joke but refrained.
like a photo dictating/affecting sculpture, which essentially is what the mask is. sorry if i was stretching. my stretch marks are linguistic.
“now changes sculpture” ???
what happens when he wears the mask and takes it into photobooth again? it’s masks all the way down.
I’m vegetarian, but I love Francis Bacon.
nice. i was thinking of doing some kosher joke but refrained.
like a photo dictating/affecting sculpture, which essentially is what the mask is. sorry if i was stretching. my stretch marks are linguistic.