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An old photo re-edited.

I think I could have done a little more re-editing but I got bored.

Another re-working is in the PiP at top left.
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rdhinmn said:

What a surreal image - so unlike your regular work. The opposite of a faceless society, for sure - but all faces, no bodies possible. Perhaps meant to be all of the people who have passed silent judgment on us, or gone by us without looking at us

Should I recognize the faces? I don't, but they don't seem to care, either. Nor do they look like women I would want to know well. Something very unsettling.
4 years ago

John FitzGerald replied to rdhinmn:

I think this aroused my unconscious, Bob, but non-verbally, so I have no idea what it's about either. I see it as a trifle exciting rather than unsettling, but maybe I'm making too nice a distinction.

This may be another example of the unconscious influence of pop art -- Warhol's repetition and variation. Maybe my unconscious is suggesting a variation on Warhol's composition.
4 years ago

The Limbo Connection said:

Take your time. Mannequins have unlimited patience.
4 years ago ( translate )

John FitzGerald replied to The Limbo Connection:

Always ready for their close-up, TLC. Another thing that interests me is that when they have hads they often don't have the rest of their bodies, and when they have the rest of their bodies they often don't have heads.
4 years ago

Keith Burton said:

I find these mannequins very spooky! I like what you've done with this shot though..........the dark background and lighting is very harsh and perfect for a conversion to black and white!

Imagine waking up in a room to find this lot staring down at you....................they're the stuff of nightmares..!!
4 years ago

John FitzGerald replied to Keith Burton:

Aha! I'm reminded of one of the popular images of 30s Germany -- vamps and Nazi military. Of course I'd have the luck to wake up with the soldiers.
4 years ago

Amazingstoker said:

Great, a spooky and surreal image
4 years ago ( translate )

John FitzGerald replied to Amazingstoker:

Thanks, Stoker. I'm getting more disturbed myself the more of these comments I read.
4 years ago

Ulrich John said:

Unlimited ! Fine work, John !
4 years ago

John FitzGerald replied to Ulrich John:

Thanks, Ulrich.
4 years ago

John FitzGerald replied to John FitzGerald:

Vamps and Nazi soldiers, that's what they are.A step back into 30s Germany.
4 years ago

The Limbo Connection replied to John FitzGerald:

Well, that might be a Lego type of approach enabling changes to be made economically. or it might relate to Identity, which is a fundamental metaphysical issue. Or it could be a dark side of sexual power politics. Or a freewheeling expression of an artistic nature. Or simply bad management of resources and/or failure to replace broken parts. You can always tell when a clothing shop is in freefall: the dummies have chipped noses and imprecise joins of their limbs.
4 years ago

John FitzGerald replied to The Limbo Connection:

Most of them don't even have provisions for joining heads to bodies. TLC. These heads are both male and female, so I don't know about sexual politics. Even full-bodied mannequins these days often lack faces. Perhaps a result of declining individuality, largely due to the success of mass marketing.
4 years ago

Sarah P. said:

A beautiful nightmare
4 years ago ( translate )

John FitzGerald replied to Sarah P.:

Warhol with perspective, I think, Sarah. Once again my unconscious revises the great artists.
4 years ago