Daniele Gay

http://www.somethingwelike.com/inspirational/chitchat-daniele-gay

The figure in the top image has very slender and soft features and appears to have eye make-up on. The only human flesh is on the face, the ear and the hand but the rest of the figure is composed of wires and mechanics and is looking to the viewer's left. The background is neutral and blurry with not much recognizable except a few dark lines. The image is cut off at the shoulders and the only clothing visible appears to be a red-dotted white blouse with a red collar. These all hold reference to connotations. The features of the figure imply that the figure is female, as well as the reference to a doll in the title, which often holds feminine connotations.

The second image is simple and shows a human arm laying wrist up on a table with the fist clenched and a wire connecting the inside wiring of the arm to a technological device. A square piece matching the hole in the arm rests to the side with a few screws. The clenched fist often is associated with pain or anger and may connote the figure's feelings.

The final image is more heavily saturated with denotations and connotations. The figure is shown at a side profile, shirtless, again with both human flesh and mechanical components. The image cuts off at the chest and shows a hand lifted holding a USB drive between the pointer and ring finger. There is a black "4" on the chest and a bar code on the shoulder with stitching around the body (what is visible) and a mask on the face. The image has low saturation and the background is again unrecognizable.

All three of Italian artist Daniele Gay's pieces that I chose have denotations of human beings and robotic technology. These hold the connotation that our world is becoming so reliant on technology that we are becoming a part of it. As with the last image, we are being reduced to only numbers in a bar code and are getting a high off of the technology we use. The fact that the images are all digitally manipulated all reference the fact that the artist wasn't entirely satisfied with the photograph as it was and felt the need to 'finish' it.