Experimentation 1

 

Print Experiment 1

Jesus in hell

This experiment is one of my favourite that I created. For this experiment I have put Jesus on the cross being burnt in front of stained glass however in the background behind Jesus is the shadow of Satan. This was to inter-prate that when Jesus was tortured and killed on the cross it was the work of the Devil and that is why there is fire as a representative of Hell.

This print was arranged to look like Jesus is being burnt and being "dragged down to hell" by the flames. The shadow of Satan is also a representative of evil as what happened to Jesus was evil and the work of Satan some may say. I have used a dark colour scheme as the shadow takes up a lot of the background however the flames and the stained glass give the design some colour. I think that the design blends in and each aspect is looked at, not one is too overpowering. This design was done using secondary sources. To make this I used Photoshop and I layered each item in the picture to fit the way it has. The shadow of Satan was done by using a cartoon drawing of Satan and using a different effect to make it darker therefore looking like a shadow. I think that this design has worked well as when I imagined it this is what I thought it would look like, in particular I really like the shadow of Satan as it is a big part of the design yet it is subtle and not too obvious when you first look at the design also it represents evil in religion. 

Jesus in Drag

For this experiment I have a famous painting of Jesus and I have put a lavender wig and red lips onto him I have also covered his eyes and put homophobic slurs in the background. It has been set out like this to make it look like Jesus is dressed as a woman (A Drag Queen) and as being gay is considered a sin in the Catholic religion this would be a sin towards god and as he is the son of God this makes a big statement. The Homophobic slurs in the background are to represent what would be said to Jesus by homophobes if he was seen like this.

I haven't really used any colour scheme for this print as there was no need to add much colour and as the background is plain text writing it brings more focus onto the main picture of Jesus. For this I used Secondary sources. Again I used Photoshop to layer the wig and lips onto Jesus I also used a paint tool to paint on pink blusher onto his cheeks. I am really happy with this design as it makes a really big statement about religion and how they react to sexuality. If I was to develop anything it would be to add more slurs into the background of the design. 

Hell is Earth

For this experiment I have taken a picture of Earth and turned it red, I then put the satanic symbol on top and wrote "HELL IS EARTH" underneath. The reason for the red earth was because the colour red is usually symbolised with the Devil and hell it is also the colour of blood so it could be seen as the world is covered in blood or that earth is literally hell.

The colour scheme for this was black and red because again red is associated with hell and the devil and black is the darkest colour you can get. Again I used secondary sources for this design. I also again used Photoshop to put the writing onto the earth and also to find the right effect to make the earth turn red. This is one of my least favourite designs as it very simple and plain HOWEVER it has many different meanings for example the text "HELL ON EARTH" could be taken literally as in some places of the earth some people are living in a hell as a example people who are homeless, people who are poor and living in slums, people who are slowly dying of disease or even people who are depressed/suicidal. This design has a hidden meaning depending on how your minds reads it.