Cam Rackam is an American artist and designer who creates a lot of gothic oil paintings, both commissioned and otherwise. He uses smooth brushstrokes in which the colours blend together to create a realistic image upon the congas. This also creates textures of skin in his portraits that look more aesthetically pleasing and allow him to experiment with the way light is displayed. The stark contrasts between light and dark emulate the lighting that would be used within photography and draw attention to the subject of the painting itself.
The way I will incorporate this style into my photos is by using similar lighting conditions in order to create an effect like the chiaroscuro contrasts of light and dark that Rackam creates so successfully within his compositions. I will also use similar makeup to create the gothic look that the artist specialises in when they create portraits, both true to life and more abstract such as his portrait 'Fiction' in which the subject has been given a darker, more skeletal look as well as the cooler tones. Because Rackam's work has both gothic and melancholic atmospheres, I will also use subjects/models and clothing that will bring the same sort of atmosphere and create the poignant mood that the artist integrates so well into his work.
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