Friday, March 27, 2009

Overview of Nude Photography in North Carolina

By Mercie Hallow

Nude Photography has been a constant topic of debates and moral issues for many years now. Organizations especially womens advocate organizations trashes the idea of posing in front of the camera for arts sake and tackles this issue as a form of pornography. They demand that it is also an act of exploiting and misusing ones private body. A gallery exhibit at North Carolina is a collaboration of two prolific painters namely: Caroline Vaughan and Wojtek Wojdinski. Their exhibition focused on the most controversial subject which is Nudity.

Vaughans works include images of women and landscapes. Nudity amidst landscape images of waterfalls, farm, barren land and desert are what mainly comprises this talented artists portfolio. There were in fact two photographs that brought shock and awe to the spectators. The photographs consist of an image of a nude, sick woman undergoing chemotherapy and the other image showing the aftermath of her breast amputation surgery.

Wojdinskis images are also very appealing and great. He was able to capture the beauty of the human body using different techniques of playing with light and shadow. There was an image of a black man staring out of a window in a wistful manner that garnered praises and acclaims for critics. The image featured the well-chiseled body and muscular tone amidst the dimly lit room. The mans muscle lines were very well defined through the dimly lit room.

The exhibit was not pornographic at all. The two artists were able to convey the theme to their viewers without sensationalizing the show. They were able to garner respectful nods and reviews to their critics. Advocate organizations for anti-pornography kept mum about the show. It is just a proof that their collaboration was a huge success.

Natural Forms is shown at Through this Lens Gallery in Durham, North Carolina. Anyone is invited to come and attend this special event. Marvel and be amazed at the creativity and talent of these two prolific painters.

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