Zhang Peng has his own motives behind his works, including social commentaries, however they are of interest to me because of the horror/creep aspect of the images. They depict small Asian children in "adult" situations like bloodied wedding gowns, pools of blood etc. The main draw to these photographs for me is the juxtaposition of these extremely small, almost irregular, sized children with blank faces in these serious, bloody, and horrific scenes.
These images are also so beautifully and softly lit, making the children look like porcelain dolls with vivid colors of fabric and blood all around them. To me, once again, I want to be able to emulate the style of surreal horror and creepiness. I am a big fan of blood and gore and things along those lines, so these images really make me want to work in similar terms.
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