# Creepy Cranium Collages Aris Moore Fashions Disturbing Faces out of Photos, Drawings & Paintings By Jason Soy | Published 2012-02-18 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aris-moore References: [brwnpaperbag](http://www.brwnpaperbag.com/2012/02/17/aris-moore/) & [peekadoo.blogspot](http://peekadoo.blogspot.com/) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dramatic-arts-building). Many of the images in her [provocative portfolio](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks) also employ this kind of [collage technique](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folded-echoes) to produce images, and her penchant for the peculiar is present throughout most of her work. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.2/10 - Popularity: 79% | Activity: 68% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Glamorous Artful Bronze Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweet-jane.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Human Hair-Made Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/range-of-pots.md) - [Raunchy Anime-Inspired Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manuela-soto-sosa.md) - [Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-figures.md) - [Sculpturally Formed Jewelry Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cyber-zombie.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Intersecting Dimensional Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diorama.md) - [Intricate Fiber Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/threadwork-women-redefining-fiber-arts.md)