The artist’s assemblage of subjects come from places near and far – a fascinating entourage of unlikely individuals. From forensic archeologists to film directors, from football Hall-Of-Famers to remote viewers - Lakey’s collection of interesting people and his selection criteria are as diverse and idiosyncratic as the work. Silhouettes & Shadows subjects also include an author, a creative director, a socialite, a gallery owner, a celebrity photographer, numerous actors, an alien abductee, a magazine publisher and other fine artists from the Silhouettes & Shadows private collection.

As Silhouettes & Shadows takes macro- and microscopic turns, portraits begin to emerge. Employing innovative techniques with 2D animation After Effects’ virtual camera software, viewers are transported over the strange and beautiful surfaces of paintings as if in a dream. Undulating flyovers and hovering close-ups introduce us to hidden regions of the artist’s work. The film poses the questions, “Where does the art begin and end?... Where does the artist lose control of his media and his message?… Where does art break down and become something else?”

The film also explores several other subject areas Andrew Lakey is pursuing including his “Livestock Collection” which features humorously deadpan bovine portraiture, and “The Unencountered” which present us with strange spacemen and other alien forms.