Research Artist #1 - Negar Nahidian

This is a Digital Imaging and Collage piece of artwork by Negar Nahidian. The colors in the image are all on a grayscale value of one hue which gives the image a uniform and almost old-fashioned look. The focus of the piece is the double self-portrait which is centered and framed with a black border. There is an implied diagonal that runs from the bottom left to the top right behind the center photos which adds some variety to the very uniform picture. There is also some text that fades in and out of the top and bottom portions of the picture creating another diagonal which aids in the composition. There are also many other flowing elements in the image to contrast the formal parts such as the texture on the right and the semi-transparent black lines at the bottom.

This paragraph addresses identity through a double self portrait. The two halfs seem to be opposites of eachother alluding to the possibility that the artist felt like she ran two seperate lives. Maybe on the surface she appeared nice but in her mind she had a darker side.

This piece appealed to me because of the overall feel the color scheme gives. Also dualities such as the light and dark in this image intrigue me. The two drastically different portraits make me wonder at what might have been going on in the artists life so I enjoy that this image generates more images in my imagination.