From left to right: “I Was Big Foot’s Love Slave”, , “Bush on Cocaine in the White House”, “Lady and The Trump”, and “Obama Birth Certificate is FAKE!”
Printed paper, Plexiglas(3mm) treated with a heat gun, and metal mirrored frame
50 by 100 cm (four times)
My work consists of sculptural and printed elements that portray how images, stories, and specifically headlines created by the media are manipulated. Through this piece, I want to try and convey the idea that our view of the world is crafted and corrupted by the media and further impose the power of an image. The print created through manipulation on Photoshop initially were archived published tabloids, and the title of each of these pieces represents the main headline that was depicted on the magazine cover. The overlay of the treated Plexiglas is meant to reflect the obstructed lens that the media crafts.
Along with my final project, I constructed a book that acted as a visual representation of the process behind my work. Through this book, I allow the audience to view my project in several layers. As they flip each page of the book, they unravel a layer. The first two pages consist of my project statement and my research abstract, following those, for each panel/sculpture I created, I first included the initial tabloid cover prior to manipulation printed on a transparency sheet. The following page includes a photograph of the treated plexi on top of the manipulated tabloid cover, and the next page consists of a printed image of the manipulated image solely. This order goes on for all 4 panels. To finalize my process and the book I include a few images that allow for my project to be taken further. This includes mock ups and future plans to further develop the thematic and physical aspects of my work. I included images that represented how my work could be regarded as a campaign in advertising and raising awareness on this idea of “fake news”
