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The Ideal series presents a comparison between the ideal found in statues and the real found in humans. Many of the images also contain interaction between the forms. This interaction is meant to suggest the attainment of the ideal within one's romantic relationship. The continuation of the project involves adornment of the ideal.
The color photographs are multiple exposures of the sculpted form and the human form, created within the camera. First the statues were photographed. I made a sketch of each frame as it was shot. Then I re-wound the film and referred to the sketches when exposing each frame again, this time with the human form. No digital manipulation was involved.
I was captivatedyears pastby his beauty and strength A powerful warriorLooking downfrom atop his pedestalWhowas the human cast in marble?Did he embodyall that I imagine?A painting of a sculptor, in his studioembracing a womanwho turns from stone to flesh The real and the idealwhat could beand ought to be
From Stone to Flesh
The Sword
Grasping His Heart
Torsos
Open Hand
The Kiss
Female Torso and Cherry Blossoms
Male Torso with Tulip and Cherry Blossoms
Statue with Cherry Blossoms in her Hair
Male and Female Statue Torsos with Tulip
