Mia-Myline Medina_ Liazon Wakest/Dyan Jong _Week #9

Although very little is known about artist, Liazon Wakest, it is apparent that they have racked up nearly 90 million views on the popular GIF sharing app, GIFY. While the content produced varies in style, the majority of Wakest's work is mysterious and dark with a unifying horizontal movement throughout the images. Wakest is placed in the category of "cinematic narratives" which I find suits the content. The images are abstract, yet they tell a story. I'm interested in achieving a narrative for my own work and I find inspiration in the minimalist way in which Wakest creates their work. Simple scenes allow the viewer to focus on the subject matter while it is in motion and I appreciate that.

                                                                                           

https://www.hungertv.com/feature/dark-surrealism-in-gifs-mysterious-visuals-by-liazon-wakest/

Los Angeles based image maker and light installation artist, Dyan Jong, enjoys blurring the line between still and motion imagery. His work with light installation crosses over into his image making, such as this series entitled Neon Lights and Glitter in which Jong utilizes light in a way that emphasizes motion as well as the eerie mood of the images. Jong aims to "explore the narrative possibilities of technology" and that is something I hope to investigate more myself. I hope to continue a darker tone in from my previous series into my current work with my use of heavy shadows and and minimal yet purposeful lighting.

https://www.hungertv.com/feature/neon-nights-and-glitter-immersive-gifs-by-dyan-jong/