Thursday, January 31, 2013

Lawrence Getubig





           Lawrence Getubig grew up in the 70's and 80's. Like most children then, he was enamored with the action cartoons and show of his age. He dreamed of being a super hero He wanted to fight along side Batman and He-Man. In 2001 Getubig received a BS in a molecular biology. Deciding research wasn't for him, Getubig gained his MFA in 2008.
            In his series "I Want to be a Super Hero" Lawrence Getubig places himself in heroic scenes with his child hood idols What drew me to his work was the way he created it. Getubig creates intricate cut-out scenes. In each scene he includes a cut-out of himself o place in the scene. With creative lighting and colorful back drops, he builds a 3D comic strip, then photographs the scene.
            I have always loved the idea of creating entire environments for photographs. I have worked like this before, but Getubig brings the style to a whole new level. I am envious of the product of his work. His images compel you to look twice. At first, the images look like a a drawing. Once you look again, you notice the D.O.F. which reveals the 3 dimensional  nature of the images. The amount of detail that Getubig produces ins the second part of the series is truly inspiring.




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