Color Me Man.
Hand coloring of photographs first developed out of a desire for realism and aesthetic choices. Pigments are applied, in thin gentle layers, and used to build the depth of reality in the image.
Presently today we acknowledge that an image on paper is nothing more that a representation or icon of what we define as reality. Reality itself is intangible no matter the form.
The images I will be working on will be black and white 4x5 portraits of homosexual men that will be digitally colorized. Notions of vitality and virility are referenced from the digital techniques predecessor, and bring attention to the men featured with in the image. Be the viewer aware of their sexuality or not, the colorized images have a worn, softness to them. The aesthetics of the images (models and color combined) will bring a sense of vulnerability to the concept of masculinity.
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