GDC, Week 10 : Character Workshop w/Mr Sean
- Kali
- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min read
Have you noticed that we always look at those people whom we consider ourselves better?
From today's workshop, I realized that there is no template.
We are people and we are all different. On the contrary, it’s very good that we are various. But for some reason, people are trying to copy each other, find their ideal and just try to be someone. They absolutely forget who they really are and simply blindly follow their "ideal." I do not think that is correct. We must not follow any imaginary beauty. We ourselves are beautiful and interesting the way we are.
Mr. Sean tried to explain this to us. What looks beautiful does not mean that it looks interesting and individual.
We looked at a couple of examples that he gave us: photographers who take unusual pictures - portraits, designers who make their work crazy. Such as VICTOR ROLF. Mr. Sean showed us a video from the show of Victor Rolf and I was amazed that it was unusual and beautiful at the same time !!!
Of course, many would now say that they would not wear something like that outside and maybe for many people this is too much, but I think that it is much better than being with a herd of sheep.
Of course, I'm not saying that millions of girls were inspired by the creation of VICTOR ROLF's art, but they were the first to come up with something so unusual! So I would never be able to imagine a pillow and bed in the form of something stylish and fashionable. But they could! I am amazed at their work!
Some examples of weird photographers.
Was Naman "Scotch Tape" and "Rubber Band Portraits".
The idea for the series came to Naman when he was wrapping Christmas presents. His assistant accidentally pasted a piece of scotch tape on his face and the effect laid the grain in Naman’s head, which turned into a one-year project, aptly called Scotch Tape.
Mariko Sakaguchi "Bathtub Self Portraits".
In this self-portrait series, Japanese photographer Mariko Sakaguchi bathes in rather unusual and uncomfortable places, including a restaurant, cluttered apartments, a deserted concert hall, and a crowded audience.
Haruhiko Kawaguchi "Flesh Love"
Some couples experience all kinds of romantic tricks to maintain the duration of their love, but Japanese photographer Haruhiko Kawaguchi has taken a more literal approach - he wraps people in plastic, sucks out air and takes photos of their distorted bodies.
References :
VIKTOR & ROLF'S LATEST COUTURE COLLECTION IS A REFLECTION OF A TRULY UNPRECEDENTED TIME, 2020, July 8, by Fashionista. Available at :
Rubber-Band Portraits Stretch the Limits of Distortion — And Pain, 2013, June 13, Jakob Schiller. Available at :
Mariko Sakaguchi’s Bathtub Self Portraits (PHOTOS), 2017, December 6,HUFFPOST. Available at :
This Japanese Artist Vacuum-Seals Couples. Now He Includes Their House, 2019, August 19, Yuichi Abiko, translated by Alex Holmes. Available at :
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