Artistic Inspiration: Paco Peregrin!

Brassfield, M. (2009). Ronald McDonald Hair. Available: http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alien-dolls-paco-peregrin-kattaca#!/photos/46536/2. Last accessed 5th Dec 2014.

Looking at expressionism has triggered an obsession with art that reflects a mood instead of just depicting the world as is. I found that one artist in particular who really appealed to me was Paco Peregrin. An article I read on his work had this to say on his 'Alien Dolls' series:

"This space-age photo shoot by Paco Peregrin and Kattaca is called 'Alien Dolls,' and it's easy to see why. Each model featured has a more avant-garde look than the last. With porcelain pale skin, super-bright makeup and dramatic accents, it's a pictorial for the ages." 

Brassfield, M. (2009). Ronald McDonald Hair. Available: http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alien-dolls-paco-peregrin-kattaca#!/photos/46536/2. Last accessed 5th Dec 2014. 

I loved the use of crimped, textured hair and felt that the pale complexions of the models was reminiscent of Alan Cumming's version of Emcee. This combined with the bright feature makeup was a particularly striking visual and is appropriate to the character I have chosen.

Paco Peregrin is an international photographer from Spain who has worked with many high profile clients including Dior, Chanel and Saint Laurent. Peregrin's work has been published in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair and many more. For the 'Alien Dolls' series Peregrin worked with Art Director Mario Ville (Kattaca) about whom I can find a frustrating lack of information, just many many examples of fantastic creative vision!