How about you camouflage yourself in your own self-portrait? Peruvian artist Cecilia Paredes probably pondered with this idea for a while before creating amazingly rich floral photographs which hide herself through their incredible patterns. Her face, arms and even torso perfectly morph into the background creating a living artist living and breathing from his own art.
“I wrap, cover, or paint my body with the same pattern of the material and re-present myself as part of that landscape. Through this act, I am working on the theme of building my own identification with the entourage or part of the world where I live or where I feel I can call home. My bio has been described as nomadic so maybe this is also a need of addressing the process of constant relocation”.
Constant relocation or maybe constant re-invention, Cecilia’s portraits are something new, something refreshing and something that will make you happy just looking at them. Try for yourself!
1. “Blue Landscape” (2007)
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2.“Art Nouveau” (2011)
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3.“Art Nouveau” (2011)
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4. “Lilly” (2014)
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5. “En tus alas” (2014)
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6.”Paradise Hands” (2011)
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7. “Mia Standing with Butterflies” (2015)
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8. Dreaming Rose
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9.“Both Worlds” (2009)
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