Historically portraits were used to show how important
important persons were, in any certain period of time.
Today drama series on cable television represent
a whole reality of our actual moment.
The Netflix series “Breaking Bad” is about cooking
meth. Jesse Pinkman, a drug addict who manages to elicit sympathy
in spite of his meth activities is my favorite character.
I used photographs of Aaron Paul because in a way I
wanted the portrait to look like him, although it is not a documentary
portrait but more the idea that his face represents. I Just wanted to
portray Jesse’s "unrest".
A portrait full of emotional depth reflecting not
only the anguish but the torture that Jesse is going through at
that moment. His face in this portrait is the concept of a lost identity.
Although the art is concept driven, the actual
similarity to the person is also important to me.
People are scared to talk about meth because it is a
huge hidden problem. Jesse plays his role impeccably, a character that
goes through a lot of heartache, but with a glimpse of hope on his face at the
end.
