Interesting work. You tend to (or at least seem to) use light and shadow as draping. Even in the group shot at the end, figures for the most part are "draped" over each other. It adds a complexity to the work. It reduces the "stare" or "gaze" of the viewer to a mere glance. The models often "stare back" at the viewer, which i suppose marks the work as more "post-modern" than modern. On the other hand, the settings and "other" objects in the picture seem at times to dominate your models--and the images themselves--something of a throw-back to the modernist's anxiety: man (or woman) lost in the shadow of industry--that sort of thing. Probably the most disturbing element in your work is the (intentional) lack of eroticism. Again referring to the last image--it comes across as a pile of nude women--as if they were so many discarded mannequins. The stark white industrial setting does little to soften the impact. The lighting is unrelenting and the chiaroscuro implied by a baroque composition is completely denied--perhaps intentionally bled from the scene. In a scene full of warm bodies, the picture is remarkably cold.

POSTED BY: kwknox | July 25, 2009

Absolutely love your lighting and settings. Great work! Unique Nudes is completely the correct title!

POSTED BY: jpetersonhsp | January 12, 2009