Inspiration from Jeremy Geddes - Drama Project

While creating the mood boards for the drama project on Pinterest, I was reminded of paintings by Jeremy Geddes, which I had quite recently spotted in a copy of the magazine Juxtapoz. In particular, his works in which he places a cosmonaut in unusual backdrops drew my attention. The surrealism of his work is immediately apparent, despite the photo-realistic style he employs. The juxtaposition of the cosmonaut against urban environments, or floating in a white void surrounded by doves, for example, creates a unique image with a strange effect on the observer. The paintings entice you to think deeply about their purpose and the meanings behind Geddes' choice of subject and backdrop, while the very fact that the elements are so disparate takes them away from normality and lends them a sense of value as simply an image that cannot be compared to reality. His placement of the cosmonaut always implies movement and action, an element which provides the images with a sense of narrative, causing the observer to construct their own imagined story in response. Reason, however, is not much use when dealing with Geddes' work, and I find it best to simply take it for what it is.

I would very much like to reference Geddes' work in the drama project if possible, as I feel its uneasy and surreal tone will fit well with the type of film we are trying to create.