by Spanish artist who says plus-size women ‘can be beautiful too’
When celebs’ images are Photoshopped, it’s usually to make them look as
slim as possible.
Not so for Spanish artist David Lopera: He uses photo manipulation to
make svelte stars look 10 times heavier.
Lopera told the Daily News on Tuesday that he digitally alters pictures
of some of the world’s sexiest celebrities because he wants to show that
plus-size women “can be beautiful too,” and hopes to “change people’s mind
about beauty standards.”
The 20-year-old computer technician embarked on his unique hobby after
a manipulated photo of Katy Perry’s cover for her 2008 album “One of the Boys”
went viral once he shared it on Deviantart, an online community of user-made
artwork, last year.
The photo was an instant hit, with
other users deluging him with requests to digitally manipulate celebs. Lopera
has since received over 200 requests from around the world, with Emma Watson,
Jennifer Lawrence and Kim Kardashian requested most often.
Besides celebs, he has also taken to creating heavier versions of
beloved Disney characters such as Elsa from “Frozen” and Ariel from “The Little
Mermaid.”
It only takes about three to four hours for Lopera to make his popular
artworks. Despite the number of requests he receives, he told The News he does
“95% of (his) work totally free.”
Lopera, whose goal is to make Photoshopping work his full-time job,
said in a statement, “I would love to dedicate my life to this.”
“Look at my pictures and you will see that big is beautiful ... but
there are many people today who don’t agree with that,” he said.
“However, when they see my
gorgeous, fat celebrities, I think they might realize how wrong they
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