Alexa Meade, a native of Washington D.C., literally brushes live sitters with acrylic paint for photo opportunities. Each "painting" she produces incorporates a blend of traditional painting and photography techniques that results in a new form of artistic expression. The resulting product is essentially a catalogue of photographs that both document her procedure as well as imitate standard paintings.I find her work especially inspirational for two reasons. First, she utilizes two traditional techniques to create work that is truly original. Seeing the clash of three-dimensions and simulated two-dimensions in one photograph is simply stunning. Second, her visual aesthetic is similar to what I would like to embody in my later work. By this, I am referring to her deliberate use of large brush strokes and variation of texture. Needless to say, her work is certainly inspiring.
Her website may be viewed here.
Great concept, create one painting, three dimensional in this case, then take your shot, for you will have many points of view all affected by light and shadow.
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