The women in these Aris Moore portraits may invoke a negative initial reaction, but viewers may grow to empathize with each face once they give them a chance. A combination of photographs, drawings and paintings, each Moore visage creation is a collage of facial attributes. Moore, however, arranges each feature in manners that aren’t aesthetically pleasing in terms of human anatomy, but are wholly satisfying as artistic compositions. So though the females in Moore’s work can be described as fat, creepy and ugly, they’re still strangely visually pleasing.
Aris Moore resides in New Hampshire, where she’s currently working towards completing an MFA. Many of the images in her provocative portfolio also employ this kind of collage technique to produce images, and her penchant for the peculiar is present throughout most of her work.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Disturbing Collage Art
- Exploring the art of combining photos, drawings & paintings to create eerie yet artistically satisfying compositions.
- Reviving Shock Value
- Reviving the use of shock value in art and media through uncanny and grotesque imagery.
- Empathetic Portraiture
- Creating portraits that challenge the viewer's initial negative reaction to unusual facial features and evoke empathy.
Where This Applies
- Art
- Exploring the unsettling use of photo, drawing and painting collage techniques in contemporary art.
- Media and Advertising
- Incorporating eerie and unusual imagery in marketing and advertising campaigns to create a memorable impact on the audience.
- Fashion and Design
- Using disturbing facial features in fashion and product designs to offer consumers new and different experiences.
