Liz Cohen: Transformational Art
“What defines the limits of who’s in and who’s out of a group or subculture, and how can those limits be pushed while remaining meaningful? People can demonstrate an incredible amount of creativity and tenacity when they’re trying to fit in. I want to know something about how a person conserves a sense of self, history and dignity during and after that adaptation process.”
I love this pose, and the play of light along the subject’s body. Men can be so beautiful.
From Dylan Ricci’s artist’s statement:
The unadorned body of man, a powerful vehicle for the exploration of light and form, is saturated with associations – eroticism, power, religion, masculinity, sensuality, sexuality, history and the long tradition of the male nude in western art…
Image via The Art of Beautiful Men, Dylan Ricci Photography
Found via a post in Mrs. Candy’s blog.
