It is not in the process of my thoughts to censor myself. This word is not in my vocabulary. To censor is to quiet; to quiet is to utterly contain, restrict, and muffle the expressive authority that every voice carries. Who sets that fine line between “safe”, “moderate”, and “restricted”? And yet a better question: [...]
My latest picture is very, very loosely based off of the work of Dino Valls. His work has captivated me for well over a week now. I cannot stop staring at his creations. They are equal parts perverse, provocative, and thoughtful. Every compostion is so lifelike and frightening. The human body is painted very authentically, [...]
The way people are posed in Balthus paintings intrigue me. Not only are they usually in sexually compromising positions, they seem to have a look of joy on their faces. And yet, there is always something off balance, or out of sort. There is usually someone lurking in the background. For my last photo I [...]
My last photo was inspired by Francis Bacon’s image ”Paralytic Child Walking on All Fours (from Muybridge)”: I showed this painting to three people yesterday, and their reactions were all the same. They said, “Well, I can see whyyou like it…”. Okay, fine, no one else likes the painting. I tell myself that doesn’t matter, [...]
There is something very alluring in the technical aspects of this painting. The dark wood of the table against the black create this dark, country feel. The only light object in the frame is the “cock”, the way it glows is almost other-worldly. The way the legs are spread apart looks so compromising. The only [...]
My new photo “The Sacrificial Lamb” is inspired by my favorite painting, “The Young Martyr” by Paul Delaroche. When I was younger, in high school, I used to have this painting in poster form. It was always my favorite, probably simply for the death factor. And then I really started studying it. The man in [...]
I have been looking at this painting for 2 weeks now. I have been obsessed with google searching paintings, trying to find one that inspires me. I found this painting on the 49th page of google images. It was surely not the most provocative photo that I found. It didn’t seem to have the most [...]