Porcelain Beauty
£125.00
Porcelain Beauty - A figurative study in which the body is cropped to torso and hair, and anonymity gives way to form. A dark garment falls away at the edge of the frame, leaving the figure almost entirely bare. Long, unruly copper-red hair spills across the shoulder in stark contrast to the cool, muted blue-green ground, a backdrop reminiscent of the flat fields of colour in Holbein's portraits. The skin is rendered with a soft, pearlescent glow, and the lighting and palette give the image a painterly, contemporary sensibility. It is quietly sensual and composed with the restraint of a classical portrait.
From the series "Cinematic Conversations" in which the subject is free to do as they wish. The photographer offers gentle direction — guiding poses, suggesting pauses, asking the sitter to remain still, or to shift ever so slightly. Expressions are proposed rather than imposed: boredom, fatigue, detachment. Each suggestion subtly alters the presence of the sitter, revealing how mood alone can transform an image. Roles are hinted at, never named; the subject interprets, absorbs and reflects them in their own way.
Limited Edition Archival Inkjet Giclée Print.
Available in four sizes;
• 24cm x 30.5cm - 9 1/2" x 12" (Includes border) Edition of 15.
• 46cm x 59.5cm - 18" x 21 1/2" (Includes border) Edition of 15.
• 68cm x 88cm - 26 3/4" x 34 1/2" (Includes border) Edition of 10.
• 90cm x 116.5cm - 35 1/2" x 46" (Includes border) Edition of 6.
Print only, no frame included.
*The total number of prints included in a Limited Edition includes all sizes listed as available. For example, there may be 25 in one size and 10 in another, this means there are 35 prints in the edition.