Daniele Buetti
Daniele Buetti is a Swiss visual artist working in various media, principally installation and intervention. His work includes photography, video, sound, drawing, sculpture and digitally assisted work. The nature of reality and the function of our emotions is Buetti’s ongoing concern. His scenarios use the language and tools of visual seduction, familiar to us through our exposure to advertising and the media. Buetti initially conveys us to a world of apparent desirable happiness and fame. However, Buetti looks behind the curtains of high-gloss limelight to reveal the frailness of appearances, together with the anxiety and insecurity behind an immaculate façade. He guides the viewer into familiar mental spaces by awakening long felt desires. Buetti’s images are subtle and simple which hides deeper meanings such as personalities. Personally, I like the images of the models where the pin pricks are portrayed to make them look like they are crying, I believe that this is very effective because it covers the models emotions and feelings which they are not willingly sharing with others. Also I think that they are effective because they are explaining to everyone that even though someone seems happy and content, beneath the front they are creating, they may not be. Also, I quite like the photographs of the hands because it creates an unusual magic and celestial feel to the image. I particularly like this artists work because I believe that it is very unique and innovative which makes it effective. Also, this style of photography could link quite well with my idea of covering emotions and personalities using different techniques within an image.