Trend Hunter has published the work of Russian artist Oleg Duryagin twice before; however, we keep coming across more fascinating images from his fabulous collection called DOU.
Duryagin’s work is up close and very personal, and his main focus is the face from a very close angle. But what makes these digitally-manipulated portrays of people so amazing, and at the same time so shocking, is the lack of human emotion they display, which in turn is made worse by the vapid and absolutely vacant look in their eyes.
"He works mostly on the human figure, and, in particular, the human face," notes Paintalicious. "This is the object of meticulous investigation and transformation for Duryagin, since his aim is to question post-human identity. All that is flesh goes through a kind of digital metamorphosis; it is erased, smoothed, and rendered to extreme precision."
Check out some more of Duryagin's work below.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Digital Metamorphosis
- The trend of digitally manipulating human figures to question post-human identity and erasing fleshy aspects of the figure.
- Emotionless Portrayals
- The trend of creating portraits that lack human emotion and have vacant eyes, creating a shocking impact on the viewer.
- Close-up Focus
- The trend of focusing on the human face from a very close angle, with meticulous investigation and transformation through digital manipulation.
Where This Applies
- Art
- Opportunities for artists to use digital technology to create thought-provoking portraits that question traditional notions of human identity and perception.
- Advertising
- The potential for creating impactful ad campaigns by using digital manipulation to create emotive, attention-grabbing visuals that target consumer emotions.
- Entertainment
- Opportunities for filmmakers and game designers to use digital manipulation to create otherworldly, post-human characters and disquieting visual effects that draw audiences in.
