I took this portrait for first semester's Museum exhibit project. We were directed to create some print publication for a current, past, or completely fictional museum exhibit, which was to include a poster, a catalogue, a postcard, and some other giveaway, and then a trade show booth was added on after. I chose to feature Alexander McQueen, and the 2011 MET exhibit Savage Beauty. Working with his philosophies of design, and some of his current marketing for inspiration, I came up with this concept. I used Julia Hummel (Second Year Graphic Design student) as my model, and worked with her facial features to come up with a dramatic poster. Its successful because of the drama this image portrays, its Savage Beauty, a woman in her true form, McQueen believed that a natural woman was the most beautiful thing in the world, and thats what I worked with. I took it into grayscale, and smoothed out her face to get rid of any distractions. I then took the museum logo, and distorted it over her face to bring out the depth of her eyes. She's looking through the words, keeping your focus moving from the type back to her. I then added the feathers to tie in the rest of the exhibit pieces, as they were a focal point throughout the design system. This picture was simple enough to use on all of my pieces, yet visually interesting to feature on a poster and grab a viewers attention.
