I created a series of 6 images using the light graffiti technique and with the help of the artist Weef Smith, a friend of mine. The images successively depict the stages from loneliness and love, to family and its destruction: Her alone, then Picasso alone, both of them falling in love, forming a family, having a child, and him running away and leaving his family. These 6 pictures were taken in the garden of the artist Weef in 4 separate meetings.
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This series came out with great success in terms of the story. I think I was able to portray the disastrous love story of Picasso through my pictures very clearly, and I am happy with that. However, it wasn’t as easy as I initially thought. The biggest challenge was working with light and time. It was exceedingly difficult to bring out the same tone and intensity of light in all the pictures. On the other hand, it was challenging to monitor the clock and maintain the same intensity of light for a consistent duration in each picture to achieve a uniform freezing effect of the artist. After 4 meetings and attempts, I managed to take a series of fairly balanced pictures in terms of light.
The work of Pablo Picasso and Gjon Mili contains various elements: centaurs, flowers, people, objects. My work is focused only on portraits. Both he and I used two types of light and colors: white and yellow. White light is used more often in both of our projects. In my pictures, there are geometric elements related to the inspiration of Picasso: cubes, pieces of square stone, tiles, bricks, lines from the dryer. Picasso always has doors, stands, chairs, and other geometric elements around him.
I have several other projects in mind where I intend to use light graffiti because I view it as an excellent technique. I can merge the futuristic with the traditional, which mirrors drawing. The difference between the first and the last shoot is significant due to the impact of lighting, and mastering its manipulation was a challenge. In post-production, I strived to maintain the same light intensity across all 6 pictures, ensuring consistency among them. Fortunately, the project surpassed my initial expectations, and I am incredibly pleased with the outcome.
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