My first image is one I chose by a Brazilian collage artist called Marcelo Monreal. He uses photographs of models and cuts them up, adding illustrations of flowers and leaves.

He uses the 3D effect of half the face coming apart to give the image more dimension and make it seem more real, and the flowers creeping around the part of the face coming apart also suggests that the flowers are still growing. The bright reds and greens contrast against the light yet dull colours, brightening up the otherwise boring photograph of the model.

I think Monreal uses these illustrations of nature to show that beauty also comes from within, even under these photos of beautiful models. The flowers show that under this model facade, she could still have an amazing personality and be bright, as well as having a pretty face. As well as this, the image of the flowers coming out of the face could also surprise the audience and make them look twice, as it’s not something normal you would expect.

The second image is David Bowie’s “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”. I chose this because it’s such an iconic photograph (taken by Mick Rock), and it shows us fully what Bowie’s aesthetic was.

This album cover is very detailed, much like Monreal’s work with the flowers, however, it is also very dark and busy, unlike Monreal’s, which is bright and easy to see where the main focus of the artwork is.

Image One: Marcelo Monreal, 2016 [online] available at: (http://www.contemporaryartcurator.com/marcelo-monreal/) [accessed 13 November 2017]

Image Two: “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”, Mick Rock, 1972 [online] available at: (http://www.rockandrollgps.com/the-album-cover-location-for-the-rise-and-fall-of-ziggy-stardust-and-the-spiders-from-mars/) [accessed 13 November 2017]