I need to get some ideas going for what I'm going to do with my 3rd year, which begins on the 16th. So i have exactly 2 weeks to get a project into pre-production.
the big question
To be nude or not?
I want to continue with the body theme, I cant completley abandon my ideas and change the concept. BUT where to take it next? Do i actually go the whole mile and get nude? Is that my last obstacle?...I've got down to my boxers so far in my work, but each time i look at my biggest influences I cant help but notice they are completley NUDE. Don't get me wrong I dont intend to have full frontal gential photography, the poses would be respectable.
Quite often my projects have seemed to lean towards sewing/stitch/upholstering and my tutors have encouraged it but I've never took the plunge as i felt a bit scared. I've recently seen some works that have ideas of work with the body and experimenting with poses combined with this idea of upholstered forms. such as Sarah Lucas 'Pauline Bunny'
WHAT TO DO!?!?
Herb Ritts and Robert Mapplethorpe would be good to look at. Their actual books though, not websites or mags x
ReplyDeleteMapplethorpe is pretty amazing...if not a little erotic for my work but still good idea...as he uses shadows really well
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