# Literally Chopped Male Portraits The Yago Partal Defragmentados Series Displays Spliced Humans By Jordy E | Published 2013-04-09 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yago-partal-defragmentados References: [mymodernmet](http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/yago-partal-defragmentados) & [yagopartal](http://www.yagopartal.com/) The Yago Partal Defragmentados series depicts the figure of a man with a specific focus upon the body parts. The topless male is displayed cut up via holes and splices, enabling him to come across as entirely transparent within each image. Partal is a photographer based in [Barcelona](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/victoria-alberts-barcelona-collection). He manipulates his subjects via [digital tools, distorting his images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonnas-cam) as he sees fit. The notion of [feeling incomplete](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragments) is central to the Defragmentados project. His cut outs are thus emblematic of this greater theme which is largely at play in Partal's portfolio, getting at these emotions in a literal sense as he renders the otherwise full bodies to be missing crucial components, among them eyes and various limbs. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: South America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Spliced Humans:** Opportunities in creating new visual art projects that distort and fragment human figures. - **Digital Manipulation:** Innovations in using digital tools to distort images in new and creative ways. - **Emphasis on Fragmentation:** Innovations in representing and exploring themes of incompleteness and missing components in art and photography. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Photography:** Opportunities in exploring new techniques of digitally manipulating images to create new forms of art. - **Graphic Design:** Opportunities in employing digital manipulation techniques to create visually-compelling graphic designs. - **Fine Arts:** Innovations in exploring themes of incompleteness and fragmentation in fine art projects such as sculpture and installation art. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Sculptural Paper Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragmenti.md) - [Artful Anime-Blending Split Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/split-bust.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Neo-Mexican Art Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/para-morelio.md) - [Human Torso-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lene-bdker.md) - [Broken-Aesthetic Sculpture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brokenaesthetic-sculpture-collection.md) - [Explosion-Damaged Sculpture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-into-darkness.md) - [Modern Design-Exploring Art Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pratone-chair.md)