bluechameleon
plastic people
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 22 March 2009 in Art & Design.
“It's all make believe, isn't it?”
-- Marilyn Monroe
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beanow from Poland
I look at this onraz and will I admit that I do not know what to think: dummies this or nation..., and maybe dummy and man...? Excellent framed.
22 Mar 2009 5:32am
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
superbe cadrage pou un monde aseptisé ............... et énigmatique ! j'aime !
22 Mar 2009 5:40am
Hoshisato from Ealing, United Kingdom
I love the framing and composition; the dummies being slightly out of focus really contributes to the mpood of this photo. Amazing work!
22 Mar 2009 7:39am
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
elles semblent en prison !! longilignes, presque des fantômes..
22 Mar 2009 8:06am
Mathilde from Fontainebleau, France
Etonnant et mystérieux! Belle ambiance pour ce N/B!!
22 Mar 2009 8:21am
k@ from Paris, France
Some plastic people look more real than human beings - please see above ;/ Love the textures & light blur through the glass*
22 Mar 2009 9:14am
@k@: Thank you K. Yes, I agree they most certainly do. There is just something about mannequins that I personally find fascinating.
Lydie et Roland from BESANCON, France
I adore the legend for this one ! I don't anderstand how you made it, but it's fine !!!!
22 Mar 2009 9:21am
Stef67 from in my head, France
elle est sublime celle ci, l ambiance fantomatique est lyrique ^^
22 Mar 2009 9:36am
zOOm from Paris, France
Interesting silhouettes with this B&w of yours... they somehow look alive !
22 Mar 2009 10:12am
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
Are you sure this is not a shop window in Amsterdam, no, it cant be, they are dressed. Nevertheless, these two almost look real and this is accentuated by the blur effect so you cannot tell if they are real or not. Super image
22 Mar 2009 10:25am
@P J W Miller: Thank you Peter. No blurred effect here just a conversion to greyscale and a slight vignetting. I really should go look at the exhibit inside the art gallery to see what it's all about though, as it does look rather interesting.
Philip from Joburg, South Africa
I hope so ! another excellent capture the blank background really makes them stand out :)
22 Mar 2009 10:47am
john4jack from Corvallis, United States
Absolutely terrific, Sharon! One could reflect on this photograph and its title for a lifetime!
22 Mar 2009 1:39pm
Ajay from Pune, India
Beautifully composed. I love how you've faded from places. Very realistic.
22 Mar 2009 1:49pm
Cheryl from Texas, United States
I could spend a LONG time looking at this image imagining all kinds of things! excelent compo and pp
22 Mar 2009 2:25pm
Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
Great shot and rises interest about the exhibit. I was just about to ask what`s inside but then read your response to PJ and realized you have not seen it yet. Lately there has been a lot of display in the art world about the mannequins. Mostly photography, but please go and see if this is any other and share. 'Plastic people' are very intriguing. I almost feel as when everyone goes to sleep at night they come to life and have some interesting action going on.
22 Mar 2009 3:58pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
I second the urge to go see . . there is a haunting, lost look to these two which is the response-opposite of what we would normally see 'displayed'. Really makes me wonder what it's all about. Fascinating and engaging shot.
22 Mar 2009 4:05pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
They seem to be alive ! an intriguing and fascinating image at the same time ! nice captured !
22 Mar 2009 5:07pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Well done. Almost don't look plastic with the b/w processing.
22 Mar 2009 5:49pm
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Sometimes I feel like that, stcuk in place on exhbition... great shot love the mood.
22 Mar 2009 6:55pm
Krims@nline.be from Wemmel, Belgium
Stunning ... just stunning. Excellent b/w. Congrats!
22 Mar 2009 8:04pm
Phototherapy from Switzerland
Excellent, I love a lot, like a film strip, without movment, just silence...
(something makes me remind about D. Lynch)
22 Mar 2009 8:54pm
Sophie Asselin from Montréal, Canada
I like the blur effect or the traitment. It's a nice photograph.
22 Mar 2009 11:23pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Invasion of the skinny aliens. best...jerry
23 Mar 2009 12:23am
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
An excellent composition with a hint of mystery.
23 Mar 2009 12:27am
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Perfect quote - the processing enhances the playfulness and mystery of this image.
23 Mar 2009 12:38am
dik from McAllen, United States
An old expression from my youth. You have made them look as alive as plastic people did then. Interesting shot.
23 Mar 2009 2:00am
grant from kansas city, United States
i think you've almost brought them to life!
23 Mar 2009 3:07am
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
That these are in an art gallery makes them even more interesting. Cool shot!
23 Mar 2009 4:10am
Nadia Olisa from Canberra, Australia
this scares me but i can't stop looking! :) it's amazing.
23 Mar 2009 5:21am
lgb from Portugal
Plastic people.. in their prision... Great compo and textures.
23 Mar 2009 12:13pm
catherine buca from United Kingdom
This is perfect. Of course it's all make-believe, dah-ling.
23 Mar 2009 5:45pm
Luis A. De Jesus R. from Mexico City, Mexico
Are they real? I like how the bw strikes a cord at the dire state of modern human affairs. I also think of all those people who have sadly founded their lives on consumption and having to maintain a happy high only to have the root of their contentment pulled out from unde their feet. Not only does the world need a new economic paradigm, it needs a solid new philosophy of living.
24 Mar 2009 10:55pm
@Luis A. De Jesus R.: Luis, thank you for you wonderful words and thoughts. No, they are not real, they are mannequins in a display at The Vancouver Art Gallery, on the outside of the building and way up high. I really don't know what the exhibit is, but I hope to check it out this upcoming weekend. I can't agree with you more on the state of the world and the overall and general attitude of people these days. The world needs to step back and take pause, and get a grip on what is important. Values/respect have been thrown entirely out the window and I feel for the most part it's completely out of control.
Phototherapy from Switzerland
I read your comment on mannequins and wanted to let you know that I stayed 2 min. without knowing if real or unreal, I share your fascination.
The previous comment is so clever... You are so right, value and respect ........
26 Mar 2009 9:23pm
@Phototherapy: I am glad I am not the only one that lingers for several minutes at a time studying mannequins. Not to sound odd, but they are very real to me, how they become part of whatever scene they are there to create. Thanks, Charles :)
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Sad what the world did to her --Marilyn Monroe.
28 Mar 2009 10:03pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
wow -- so surreal!! and i just read your volley with Luis -- i am in 100% accordance!!! but you and i have connected over issues of the same philosophical degree several times in the last near 12 months!! all the best to you!! :) x
3 Apr 2009 1:09pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
"Not only does the world need a new economic paradigm, it needs a solid new philosophy of living."
Luis is right of course. Unfortunately, the criminals running the show like things the way they are.
5 May 2009 8:35pm
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