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In The Undressed
Art/Why We Draw,
Peter Steinhart
says:
Drawing the figure
is a kind of
exploration, a
search for our own
nature, our origins,
our souls.....we
draw the figure
because it offers us
the possibility of
seeing deeper into
one another’s
nature, into
ourselves, into
human nature in
general.
The human figure is
the most complex and
most intriguing of
subjects to me.
There is beauty in
the sagging, the
lumpy, the fat or
thin, the sad, the
pensive, the
energetic or
whatever a model is
conveying. There is
also some of my own
mood at the time. I
hope that seeing
another person on
the surface of the
work can elicit a
connection with the
viewer that gives a
piece life.
I have been
fascinated by the
work of Eric Orr who
explored alchemy by
combining fire,
water, lead and
gold. I often
juxtapose silver or
gold with the figure
because one has an
intrinsic value just
by virtue of being
human and the other
has value imposed by
society. |
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