Bierce+Myth+and+Metaphor

Alexander Khokhlov(middle)

My idea for this project is to incorporate the metaphor “two faced”, and the greek myth of Cerberus together to create my picture. I will need a portrait of a person’s face, and with makeup and effects I will give the subject the look of having three faces. This concept interests me because it seems like a cool idea, and if I successfully finish my idea the end results will be quite interesting. By doing this project, I will learn many new skills in photoshop, and how to take interesting pictures.

The myth I will be doing, is a greek myth about the three-headed dog, Cerberus. Cerberus guards the gates of hades, and prevents those who crossed the river styx from ever escaping. If anyone had ever tried to escape and return to the land of the living he would eat them. The visual metaphor I am using to help portray this myth is “two-faced”. By using this metaphor I will be able to show the different sides of everyone, and how everyone has part of Cerberus inside them.