Planned Obsolescence Study By huxtiblejones Watch

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We were assigned topics about environmental issues and asked to use surrealism as a method. I was given 'Planned Obsolescence,' the concept of engineering products to become obsolete before they should so consumers have to buy more. I struggled with this for a long time, but the image I finally settled on shows a cell phone inside of an hourglass turning to sand, floating in a stormy ocean.



I've considered putting trash in the ocean to link it to pollution but I like the simplicity of the image in its current state. The final project will be an illustration of this image in colored pencil and acrylic.



EDIT: Updated the study. Added a screen to the phone and heightened the water.



Adobe Photoshop CS4 + WACOM tablet

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Published : Mar 3, 2010