In all of the pieces that Leah Yerpe creates, it is difficult to tell where one subject ends and another begins. Featuring collages of male and female individuals overlapping each other in various contorted poses, the Brooklyn-based artist's work exudes a sense of both conflict and closeness reminiscent of the way that society can sometimes be so close, yet seem so far apart.
Each image shows people tossing and tumbling over top of each other in a beautifully chaotic state. To create these perplexing drawings, Yerpe first snaps pictures of the subjects dancing. She then arranges them into a photo collage, mixing and matching the images in varying arrangements and positions, and eventually, recreating the image by hand.
The drawings are quite striking, and leave those who view them wondering whether they are looking at loving embraces or violent clashes between human beings.
What's Driving This Trend
- Blurred Body Boundaries
- Opportunity for artists and designers to create pieces that challenge society's expectations of the human body
- Chaotic Collages
- Opportunity for the development of AI and machine learning tools that can help create and analyze complex photo collages
- Emotive Artistry
- Opportunity for the use of art and media to explore the complex range of human emotions and relationships
Who This Affects Most
- Art
- Innovative artists can use Yerpe's techniques and ideas to create thought-provoking work that blurs the boundaries between human forms.
- Design
- Designers can use Yerpe's work to create products that challenge society's often rigid expectations of the body
- Advertising
- Advertisers can use Yerpe's emotive and striking art to create impactful and compelling campaigns.
