For this exhibition, 28 Vignon Street brings together 20 nude
images from master photographers of various backgrounds and times. Some
images may surprise the viewer because the author is less known for his
nude photography. It is interesting to see the way in which artists like
Harry Gruyaert, Louis Stettner or Arnold Newman - famous for their use
of colour, street photography or carefully composed portraiture and
still life photography - apply their typical style and method in their
version of this classic motif from art history. From the classic
artistic portrait, to the exploration of movement, forms, shapes and
lines: this unique selection illustrates the endless opportunities that
come to the surface when the pure human body gets the leading role.
For
volume I (F >< M) only images from male photographers were
selected. Volume II (M >< F, to be announced soon) will explore
what happens when a woman takes place behind the lens.