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IRON

Michael Rigley for Framestore. 

IRON —

FRAMESTORE, 2020

Concept Design | Look Development

A Replica of Infinity is an ongoing project developed by Michael Rigley.

I’ve been conceptualizing this project for a number of years and have begun developing it in smaller pieces over Instagram, where you can see my process unfold in real-time.

 

MICRO WORLD

These portraits represent some of the initial studies and explorations for the overarching project.

 
 

A CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE

These portraits represent some of the initial studies and explorations for the overarching project. Thematically, I wanted to explore resolution’s role in forming identity and meaning in images, metaphysical and temporal connections between individuals, and the contrast between digital anonymity and the construction of persona.

 
 

CONSTRUCTION

It’s much harder to replicate that spontaneous act of creation and identification in digital works, which is where this exploration of resolution comes into play. At what point do the essential pieces of the image break down and simply become geometric abstractions? When is there enough information to identify the human face? And when do they lead to new formal compositions the way you would expect from traditional media?

 
 

Michael Rigley: CONCEPT DESIGN, 2020

 

CREDITS | FRAMESTORE CHICAGO

Director: Daniel Delpurgatorio
Producers: Catherine Pavitt / Alissa Nunley
CG Supervisors: Jordan Carroll / Daniel Pernikoff
Concept Design, Look Development: Michael Rigley