Dustin Edward Arnold
He's a commercial/ studio designer. He mostly works with photography. This is the first work by him that I saw and I was attracted by the subtle feelings of vulnerability and misery of the piece. The lighting and the color of the medium already gives a sense of despondence and the broken/ cracked parts of the face adds onto the sense of vulnerability. To me the second picture gives a sense of lost identity. For many teenagers finding their own identity is a tedious process and so it feels like the broken parts of the body are trying to emerge from the platform. The last picture is a hand under some kind of transparent fabric. It seems like the hand is trying to reach out for something but still separated by a thin layer that prevents it. It adds to the sense of despair and helplessness; it's like reaching for something that will never be yours. Overall, I just really like how the pieces can provoke that dark feeling within all our hearts that we're all afraid of, even if the emotions evoked may be different.
