[ PHOTOGRAPHY: MYSELF + @RACHTFCP]
Me and @rachtfcp paired up to create a photoshoot reflecting
on our project on the colour pink so far. After brainstorming ideas we thought
about how pink can stand out so much against other dull colours. We wanted to
portray this as how it is a colour of expression and how many people use it to
express their gender and sexuality without having to write it all over them.
I feel the extravagance and strange, almost disturbing images we produced really connote this. The tiara and broken up feather bower also add to the aesthetic of expression. The way the colours appear almost neon compared to the dark and dirty water was a key element for us. We also wanted to explore a range of pink shades in one image to compare the effects of each.
As well as being a message of expression. I feel the image also reflects on how trashy and predictable the colour is and therefore shows both of its capabilities. The pink rubbish bin helps this side of the storytelling and the My Little Pony toy relates back to the Barbie trend I talked about in a previous
post.
We also had to create a short moving image piece to compliment out photoshoot and I believe this reflects our message. Without any words or physical sound how images can speak to people and how the colour pink can connote deeper meanings than being just a tacky, girly colour.
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[ PHOTOGRAPHY: CATHERINE LOSING + GOOGLE ]
I've been exploring
how the combinations of colour and texture and colour and pattern effect the
connotations and aesthetics of images. The same shape skirt could be in a hot
pink colour but in either a latex material or a denim material and send
completely different messages. The latex hot pink skirt above appears strong
and sexy. Whereas the light pink fur jacket appears more fun and luxurious,
therefore completely changing the story the image wishes to tell.
In addition to the fur looking luxurious, the satin ribbon
also has connotations of maturity and glamour. The darker pink ruffled image
also holds these characteristics but they are magnified by the delicate ruffle
technique applied.
I found it interesting that the piece of sculpture in the
second image has a smooth rounded finish and for me it appears quite childlike,
especially in the baby pinks associated with little girls.
I also explored pattern in my mood board and found that also
drastically effects the storytelling of the image. The pink polka dot pattern
appeared fun and vintage and the pink floral patterns is discovered also had a
very vintage aesthetic as well as making the colour appear even more feminine
than it stereotypically is. Layered underneath the fur coat the model is wearing
a blazer and a shirt in quite masculine and traditional patterns but they have
pink incorporated into them and it works well to bring out a fun and more
feminine style of the tailoring.
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[ PHOTOGRAPHY: IMAGES SOURCED FROM GOOGLE + PINTEREST ]
As I've been exploring deeper into pink I have discovered that it's pretty predictable. A lot editorials, campaigns and brands use it in its most simple format. This basic use of colour results in a girly, Barbie Doll aesthetic suggesting materialism and compliance to gender stereotypes.
It seems like the easiest way to create these unimaginative connotations is through shade and texture combinations. The baby pink and velvet aesthetic in image five is predictable. The shades connote girlishness and materialism and therefore together hold no deeper meanings. The highly bejeweled image to its right also achieves this unexciting outcome as heart shaped hot pink sequins and tacky embellishments create an excessive look.
As well as texture, decorative features of the garments in the images such as the ribbons on the Puma trainers and the ruffles in both the third and forth picture further connote youthfulness and girlishness and therefore aren't as innovative or exciting as those uses of pink I explored in my last
post.
I will further explore the colour pink in my next post where I will create mood boards on both innovative uses of the colour and predictable uses.
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