James Fiscus' "The Unfortunate Moment of Misunderstanding" appears to be a creation using live models in order to create something that is completely CGI. First of all, I find it interesting that people are using CGI (which I always associate with movies) to make still photos. We've always used computers in an attempt to make something look real--this is why, apparently, advertisements these days tend to look so "perfect." Obviously, we've always tried to portray the best example of a particular product in order to sell it, but this "too perfect" representation is perhaps a little misleading. It can lead to unrealistic expectations about a product. James Fiscus uses live photos in order to create his photos. After photographing the models, he uses CGI to enhance the models and their surroundings.
On an entirely different note, I found it interesting to watch the process of James Fiscus in the creation of his photos. Art like this becomes a team effort--this kind of art relies upon the vision of one, but the talent (and subsequent influence) of a large number of people. I suppose that in this increasingly more global society, a team approach, or collaborative approach, will become more prevalent in the creation of art. There will be more art "teams", rather than simply artists, since in order to push the boundaries of art, I think we're eventually going to have to find ways to use our technologies in new ways, and that is going to require more and more people. The internet too has increased the interconnectedness of people tenfold, so idea exchange is more prolific than it's ever been. James Fiscus employs not one new development, but two; the continually advancing technique of CGI, and the creation of art from a collective effort.
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