text: Wondrous, Heartbreaking Images of Homeless Animals Hope To Find Them Homes - Beautiful/Decay Artist & Design
  Wondrous, Heartbreaking Images of Homeless Animals Hope To Find Them Homes
  March 12, 2014 by Ellyn Ruddick-Sunstein The photographer Sarolta Bán's new series of images of abandoned and sheltered animals stays true to its touchingly simple title: Help Dogs with Images. For homeless animals, visibility is often a dream; far too many go unseen and unrecognized, and through her vivid imaginings in Photoshop—brought to life by the dignified warmth and wisdom of furry faces—Bán, previously featured here, hopes to change all that. With a support network of over 105,000 followers, she invites people around the world to submit photographs, transforming them into complex and poignant works of art and activism.
  What stands out in Help Dogs with Images is the artist's honest and humane representations of animal yearning. A photograph of a white dog becomes a symbol of hope and light; his playful and expectant glance upwards illuminates a single white butterfly amidst a dark nighttime landscape. As a child might wish upon a shooting star, a dappled dog implores a bright moon, a celestial beacon of recognition that movingly shares his own black and white spots.
  Bán's work is so successful because its soulfulness never veers into saccharine or cutesy territory; each image is hopeful yet serious, its emotionality heightened by stark contrasts and high resolutions. In one desperately heartrending photograph, a dog and cat watch an hourglass begin to count down; each knows the gravity of his situation, and they are left within a darkly tinted frame, anticipating uncertain futures. Shining canine coats and piercing feline eyes entreat the viewer to consider the dignity, humanity, and thoughtfulness that each creature possesses. To get involved, be sure to visit the project's Facebook page. (via My Modern Metropolis)
  Illustration | Photography Tagged animals | homeless | rescue | sarolta ban | shelters Advertise here !!!
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  "Bán's work is so successful because its soulfulness never veers into saccharine or cutesy territory…" Pardon me? Anne Geddes anyone?