Hello my name is David Reyes. I am an 18 year old photographer, why I love this media form is the way I can use my lens as a form of communicating my perspective on the world. I hope to invoke emotions and start conversations in those who view my work. That's a little about me :)
This project is a look into how I've come to interpret the way I see the world. Bright, dramatic, colorful, yet twisted all in a way that enhances the subject. I want to push the boundaries of the artistic mediums I create in, to share and inspire other artists that would consider their own art unconventional. All these photos are aimed to invoke a reaction and interpret what emotions were present during each photoshoot.
Today I dedicate this statement to my mouse Mikey who passed yesterday. He was one of my best friends, lived up to almost a year and was my baby goblin boy. Me and his brother Ralph will remember him dearly.
What inspired me to take these photos was the want to give some insight into how my mind and mental health can be. From being bright and imaginative to uneasy and disgusting even. All in a quick flash. How I went about conveying this was by using color and subject matter. The color represents how beautiful, colorful, and bright my imagination can be. With the subject matter, I wanted it to represent my mental health and how uneasy it can be living with it from day to day, that being me in the midst of an emotional state distracting myself of my own thoughts, as well as relating my mind to a box in an abandoned building. Burnt, rusted, and covered in residue. And with these components at play, I hope it can convey who I am as an artist and person.
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