The Karim Fakhoury Feel the Power Series Captures a Boy's Eerie Ascension
Wesley Grant — April 11, 2011 — Art & Design
References: karimfakhoury & behance.net
The Karim Fakhoury Feel the Power art series features powerful and potent apocalyptic images of a boy ascending and ready to die.
Fakhoury's fateful, violent and somehow serene art style is gripping. Using photo manipulation and some basic matte paintings, Fakhoury, an artist for ArsDigitalia, creates the scene in pale colors and emphasizes light selectively to bring out a mesmerizing realism. Combining a simple background of a gloomy sky with clouds photographed from a bottom-up angle and a boy in a striking, ready-to-die apocalyptic pose, the Feel the Power series entices viewers to feel the emotion of the boy who's ready for whatever may come.
Fakhoury's fateful, violent and somehow serene art style is gripping. Using photo manipulation and some basic matte paintings, Fakhoury, an artist for ArsDigitalia, creates the scene in pale colors and emphasizes light selectively to bring out a mesmerizing realism. Combining a simple background of a gloomy sky with clouds photographed from a bottom-up angle and a boy in a striking, ready-to-die apocalyptic pose, the Feel the Power series entices viewers to feel the emotion of the boy who's ready for whatever may come.
Trend Themes
1. Apocalyptic Art - Art that features apocalyptic themes and imagery, often with a focus on emotional impact and realism, offering opportunities for new forms of expression and storytelling.
2. Photo Manipulation - The art of altering and enhancing photos using digital tools and techniques, opening up new opportunities for creativity and experimentation within visual media.
3. Emotion-focused Art - Art that seeks to inspire strong emotions and feelings in the viewer, often through striking imagery and symbolic themes, offering opportunities for exploring new ways to connect with audiences.
Industry Implications
1. Digital Art - The field of digital art, which encompasses a wide range of creative works that use digital technology as a key component, presenting new opportunities for artists and designers.
2. Fine Art Photography - The world of fine art photography, which focuses on the creation of images that are intended to be viewed and appreciated as works of art, offering new avenues for experimentation and self-expression.
3. Visual Media Publishing - The industry of publishing visual media, including books, magazines, and online content, which is increasingly embracing new forms of digital art and photo manipulation as tools for visual storytelling and audience engagement.
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