Visual Analysis Of In Weiter Ferne By Rafa Alvarez

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The picture “In Weiter Ferne” from the artist Rafa Alvarez conveys the idea of technology enslaving the modern-day human through the use of setting, color, and character. The picture shows a young girl who appears to be between the ages of 18 and 22 in a room that is extremely messy but also has a part which is nice and clean. This is shown through the use of color; the messy part of the room is in a dark blue as if it is in the shadows hidden away and the clean part is in a bright pink from the computer light projecting from the laptop that the young girl is using. This picture is showing the viewer that the young girl has been enslaved into her phone. Another of Alvarez’s photos, “The i-dealist,” gives off a similar idea of enslaving people through the means of the setting, color, and character. In this photo, the setting is a house destroyed by a war with two unaware characters because they are obsessed with their cell phone and iPad. …show more content…

When looking at the photo, it can be seen that the tanks barrel went straight through the picture of Lady Liberty. Which can symbolize that America has been destroyed presumably due to modern-day humans being addicted to their phones. The two characters in the picture are looking at their electronics intently, lacking awareness of their surrounding areas. There are only three main colors utilized in the photograph. The first color is dark purple, seen in the house of the people, which gives it a dark depressed feeling like a cave. The house is meant to be this “safe” place for the characters of the pictures. The second color is a bright, light purple color showing outside where people are scared for their lives rather than staring at a screen. The third “color” is the light from the devices shining into the characters’ faces which depicts them as unaware while people are afraid out in the

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