Curved Lines

Depictions of the female form are scattered throughout art history.  Feminine nudes are depicted in stone, clay, oils, charcoal, photography, digital art, and any other medium you can imagine. We find them on church walls and state houses and hanging prominently in museums and galleries… The widespread adoration of this subject matter and its symbolic representations across centuries and cultures draw both the artist and the viewer to it.  I believe this is due to the connection we all have with this imagery and how it can be used to express so many emotions and ideas.

The rough and voluptuous Venus of Willendorf figurine symbolizes fertility while the Gian Lorenzo Bernini statues show the figure to perfection.  Peter Paul Rubens painted women with passion, movement, and fleshy drama that some might find out of place in a religious or mythological scene.  From within Impressionism, Fauvism, and even Cubism we can see how the female form carries through the art movements as one of the strongest subject matters, even as it is pulled into the modern era. 

The strength of these curved lines as a subject matter drives many artists to create.  I find myself more and more inspired by the female form and feel it will begin to show up in my work -- whether that be highlighted in my light painting photography, reflecting in the curved lines of the light painting on the figure as my canvas, or in more traditional imagery in my black and white photography.  The versatility and expressive nature of a female nude, and in similar ways the male nude, will allow the artist to communicate a wide array of emotions simply by changing the pose and lighting.  I look forward to exploring this new direction and sharing my work with you.