Combining the mediums of photography and digital art, designers Ayaka Ito and Randall Church have created works that are truly unique.
They are 3D portraits that carry the spirit of traditional wire sculptures, but these 'wires' are computer-generated. Ito and Church collaborated on this project when they were studying at Rochester Institute of Technology, and called their finished series "Cinema-Flash Showdown". Church programmed the Flash Drawing Tool that distorted the subjects in a way that is beautifully (and eerily) realistic. According to the description on their project website, Ito and Church's goal was to "create compositions that are surreal and yet believable" by placing their subjects back within their natural environment.
I love these portraits so much! Graphic design is something that I enjoy dabbling with, and Ito and Church are such an inspiration. This project showcases just what digital art is capable of. The finished products are incredible! What do you think?
Love this stuff! Do they then print their digital works onto paper for exhibit, or leave them natively digital? Either way, are any of the near-ish galleries or museums showing any of their work?
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DeleteAccording to Randall Church's website, they printed their work to put on display at their class gallery show. (http://randallchurch.com/cinemaflash.php)
Unfortunately, I couldn't find any information about other galleries showing the printed pieces at this time--which is so disappointing. I would love to see them!