David Hockney Inspired Collage

"Portrait of My Mother"     Paula Medina         2013

I used my mother for my Portrait based on David Hockney's collage method. I took probably over 30 pictures of my mother and used about half of them to create this collage. I captured pictures of different angles, distances, and focus. I wanted to include the orchids and show her surroundings a bit. It was really fun and interesting to piece the pictures together like a puzzle. I emphasized the pictures' different contrasts, lighting, and color saturation. 

"Roosevelt Park Lake" Paula Medina 2013

I chose to take pictures of the lake in Roosevelt Park and it's little aspects to create a landscape collage. I took about 70 pictures and used half of them, focusing on the water, the sky, the straw plants, and trees. I also zoomed in on the carefree ducks. I rotated the pictures that were on the corners of the collage to emphasize not only the lake's shape, but also to show how the pictures were taken at closer distances. I especially loved using the pictures of water, which all had different contrasts, lighting, and saturation.

For both of these collages, I did not want them to look "perfect." Instead, David Hockney's work inspired me to appreciate the abstract and unique methods of creating "Joiners."