MIXED-MEDIA OILGRAPH // TRADITIONAL PHOTO, ACRYLIC, OIL PAINT AND BLOOD ON WOODEN PANEL // 24x32
Base image photographed with a Mamiya 645 on Ilford 400 and developed in Agfa Rodinal
-No digital work-
5/9 of the series

Created for the movie Magnum Opus which is the story of an ex-marine turned artist and cryptographer. I was tasked with making his series.

The character is named Sean Dabashi and played by the amazing actor Pej Vahdat who is probably most well known for his role Arastoo Vaziri in the TV show Bones.

We broke SAG rules by shooting this before principle photography began, but we didn't have a choice because of the schedule.
In the movie, he is a double faced betrayer of the main character...hence the image which was shot unceremoniously in my bathroom mirror.