Nude Nature, Aktfotografien, entstanden in Süditalien, nahe Matera, vor dem natürlichen Prospekt von Hitze, Wasser, Stein und Sand, beeinflusst vom großen japanischen Meister Eikoh Hosoe und den fotografischen Arbeiten Man Rays, repräsentieren einen femininen Blick auf den weiblichen Akt ebenso wie den Bezugsrahmen der europäischen Kulturgeschichte, in den Barbara Luisi den weiblichen Körper positioniert.
This project was realized in May 2007 in the south of Italy, near Matera (Mel Gibson shot his movie “The Passion of Christ” there). The heat, sky, water and nature, rocks like in the desert served as ideal surroundings for my nudes project. As I did not know what would come of this idea, I myself was surprised that the technique of imitating digitally alternative processes and solarisation, which I had already used before for some experimental projects with flowers, gave the pictures an interesting look.
My project was influenced by the wonderful work of Eikoh Hosoe (whom I met) and of course by the 20th century experimental master (and painter) Man Ray. My love of painting is the reason behind my way of seeing subjects – or objects, as they are both the same in nature. I was curious whether I would have a completely different view of the female body as compared to my male photographer friends. And, when I was working on the prints, I found that (maybe in a European way of seeing things) I had discovered ancient figures, such as gothic Madonnas, symbols of maternity, baroque forms the female body seemed to show (even my beloved violin) … Of course this is just what I see …
Barbara Luisi Barbara Luisi, born in Munich in 1964, now lives and works in New York and in Camogli, Italy. Music degree in Munich. Ten years she spent working as a professional violinist in several leading European orchestras. Over the years she has specialised in portrait (in the theatre and music scene), nude, and night photography. There have been many exhibitions of her work (in the Musikverein in Vienna, Geneva’s Victoria Hall, the Semperoper in Dresden etc, as well as galleries in Europe, USA and Japan). She has collaborated with Eikoh Hosoe, Art Streiber, Michael Grecco, Andreas Bitesnich, Jock Sturges. 2007 her 1st photography book: „Nude Nature“, published by Böhlau 2008 her 2nd photography book: „Glühende Nacht“ > Publikationen bei Böhlau anzeigen PressespiegelBarbara Luisi placierte ihre weiblichen models in die Erde, in das Autochthone, wenn man so will, in der Umgebung des süditalienischen Städtchens Matera. Die Kapitel heißen Terra, Aqua, Aria. Es sind diese Naturelemente, die der Frau jeweils die Basis geben, ihren Körper damit in Schwingung bringen zu lassen. Barbara Luisi hat dabei scheinbar nichts getan. Die Künstlerin, in ihren bearbeiteten Photographien absolut präsent, - scheint dennoch bei intensiver Betrachtung zurückzutreten. Die Frauenkörper wirken IN der Erde. Sie wirken geradezu plastisch. Und die Natur, die Steine, der Himmel und das Wasser, - all das uns am Leben Erhaltende wirkt hier erst durch den Contrapart des weiblichen Aktes.
(amazon.de / webcritics.de / buchkatalog.de) Ihre Bilder sind in der Tat außergewöhnlich; ... Die sehr weibliche Bildsprache überzeugt und macht den Band zu einem Stück Photokunst, welche es sich lohnt, im Regal stehen zu haben.
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