"Exodus"

Hello again! Here is my third completed flower piece of the year featuring many, MANY cut-outs of dandelions. The title of the piece below is "Exodus".

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Exodus

16in. x 16in. photo collage

Series : Efflorescence

To give you a better idea, this collage is made up of 40-50 cut out photos of dandelions printed in various sizes, exposures, etc. Each cut-out was individually adhered to this piece one-by-one. 

If the image above seems at all familiar, it's because it's an updated version of two previous collages of mine titled "Euphoria" and "Euphoria 2". I thought the other two pieces could be improved in a new collage with more contrast, better composition, and more exact placement of the dandelions. This might be the first of many "spruced up" pieces to come!

© Alexandra Bellissimo 2014

"Demure"

Hello everyone! As you can tell, I have posted my second flower-hybrid collage that pairs well with my previous collage Allure (see previous post). The image displayed below is titled Demure.

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Demure

16in. x 16in. photo collage

Series : Efflorescence

By comparison, Demure was much simpler to assemble than Allure because the flower was constructed to wrap around the female's face instead of blending into each of her facial features. Although I will say that the tulip used for this piece was slightly more difficult to photograph... 

When I first purchased the tulip it was closed and had a perfect oval shape. But by the time that I brought the tulip into my studio to shoot, the flower had already bloomed and lost it's beautiful shape. So the tulip that you see in this image was actually taped shut from the inside of the petals to "fake" it's closed configuration. In addition, the original color of the tulip was a fiery orange-red so I converted the colors to B&W and manipulated the tones so that the petals would appear to be a milky white color (like the female's skin tone).

Stay tuned for more posts in the near future!

© Alexandra Bellissimo 2014