Artist Research - Cedric Delsaux

Cedric Delsaux is a French Photographer born in 1974. His work combines reality with fiction to create  surreal works of art. He is most commonly know for his composite images which depict characters and vehicles from the film series Star Wars.

This image has made use of the Tusken Raider Species from the film series. The backdrop has been chosen well as they are from the sand planet Tatooine, and in the ground it has been placed on in the picture is a sandy coloured mud pit, which looks similar to their home planet, therefore there has been an element of research for what backdrop to use to put this character on. However, there is also some contrast created between the character and the background past what it is standing one; an urban environment can be seen, as well as some industrial buildings, which is not usually something seen near the Tusken Raider species.

The image of the Star Destroyer which has been added in fits well with the image. The image of the star destroyer suggests modern advancement and technological power, and it is placed near a developed 

city, which also has connotations of modern advancement and technological power. I feel that this choice of background made the Star Destroyer look very in place in the image. He has blended the ship into the mist, so it appears to be behind the mist, giving the impression that it is really there.

This image has incorporated an X-wing Star fighter into a a city. This particular area of the city appears to be quite wealthy judging by the buildings shown. It may possibly be a banking district. The X-wing creates a contrast between the office buildings shown in the image, as an office job is generally seen as mundane and uneventful, and the sight of this ship creates excitement, as it is a ship featured in many space battle scenes.