Artists

But I am far more interested in the effects that can be created to produce surreal works rather than the personal connections with dreams - that was my previous project and I am looking to move forward into a different concepts. The surreality of dreams is useful to look at when considering unusual photography compositions but the contexts of dreams is far too complex and psychological - I am interested in creating bizarre pieces that can become collectives of work and installations.

Catherine Yass' work is interesting to look at when considering the methods she uses to produce her pieces - I am intrigued by the effects she creates on top of the photography pieces, e.g. burning and soaking some of them etc. I like the colours in some of the pieces, the vibrancy of the colours creates a contrast with the darker background .
It would be interesting to reverse that and try brighter tones in the background and duller colours in the foreground to distort the layering and further morph the image(s) used. I would like experiment with splashes of contrasting colours in particular sections of the photographs - this is partially done in the second image but it seems stragetically arranged as the lines almost create a pattern that seems purposely formed like folds/creases made in the photograph. However, I do think this makes the piece look very striking and a piece I feel compelled to stare at due to the mixture of colour (with an oil-like appearence) that gives the piece depth as the layers are clearly demonstrated - you can see a faded image in the background.  
The images in the background of the pieces look intriguing but they are very concealed and indistinct - this is on purpose I think and you are meant to peer into the piece to try and figure out what the images are as the effects on the piece are meant to represent the object/scene in the photograph. I would want to highlight these features more if I was working alterating images - I am interested in highlighting the details in images, sharpening features and brightening specific objects and aspects of photographs so that they stand out from the background.

The image above has been enhanced to highlight certain features - I really like this piece as I want to work with my own photography images and enchance the most important sections e.g. particular objects, faces, natural aspects etc. I am also interested in enchancing more minor sections of my photographs to draw attention to less important sections and make them more noticable and eye-catching.
The third image down seems rather organic - I like this effect as I am intrigued by natural elements and how smaller parts of nature are the more interesting e.g. insects, fur molecules, particules of plants etc. The burning of the photograph is an interesting technique, it creates markings and smudges that distort the image. I would like to see the alterations to the images to be more 3D and more textured - mediums such as painting, scratching, attaching materials and layering images.