Brooke Shaden
Brooke shaden is a photographer who specialises in surreal photography. Shadens career set off in January 2014 when she was only 24.
Brooke explores the darkness and light in people, and her work looks at that juxtaposition. As a self-portrait artist, she photographs herself and becomes the characters of dreams inspired by a childhood of intense imagination and fear. Being the creator and the actor, Brooke controls her darkness and confronts those fears. Ultimately, her process is more discovery than creation. She follows her curiosity into the unknown to see whom her characters might become. Brooke believes the greatest gift an artist has is the ability to channel fears, hopes and experience into a representation of one's potential. While her images come from a personal place of exploration, the goal in creating is not only to satisfy herself; her greatest wish is to show others a part of themselves. Art is a mirror for the creator and the observer . Brooke's passion is storytelling, and her life is engulfed in it. From creating self-portraits and writing to international adventures and motivational speeches, she wants to live a thousand lives in one. She keeps her curiosity burning to live a truly interesting story. |
analysis of her work
This image symbolises freedom of thought, the girls head seems to be in the clouds and her posture and position of her dress gives the impression that she is floating. The white balance of the picture has been changed possibly to create a cloudy effect which is ironic considering the pictures in clouds
Erik Johansson
Erik Johansson is a Swedish-born artist based in Prague who creates surreal images by recombining photographs and other materials.
He captures ideas by combining images in new ways to create what looks like a real photograph, yet with logical inconsistencies to impart an effect of surrealism. |
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