David Levinthal has inspired me to replicate his style of using
miniature soldiers in real life situations. Using manipulation to explore the
themes of war and movement in utopian realm. He creates miniature scenarios using
shoeboxes, cardboard, and foam core to make miniature offices, hotel rooms,
pool halls, foyers and narrow corridors. These shadowy and dark scenes expose
the secrecy and intimacy of small spaces. Levinthal is particularly interested
in exploring the different emotions that each scene produces, such as reactions
to an office corridor in contrast to those to a hospital or a private bedroom.
Indeed, there is an inherently voyeuristic aspect to these early works. With
the use of skilled photography, Levinthal animates his small toys, sometimes to
the point of artificially created movement. On his toy use, Levinthal said that
"Toys are intriguing, and I want to see what I can do with them. On a
deeper level, they represent one way that society socialises its young." Furthermore,
Levinthal is aware of the power of toys: “Ever since I began working with toys,
I have been intrigued with the idea that these seemingly benign objects could
take on such incredible power and personality simply by the way they were
photographed. I began to realise that by carefully selecting the depth of field
and making it narrow, I could create a sense of movement and reality that was
in fact not there.
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