Posted by Neredbojias on 07/11/07 17:39

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:49:30 GMT
dorayme scribed:

>> > Much of Royo's work is compared to Renoir's, but that is closer to
>> > Vargas!
>>
>> Yep, I agree. I never considered him particularly "Renoiresque" but
>> perhaps the poses favored by the 2 artists are similar.
>
> Lots of artists like drawing and painting the backs of women. The
> last I watched happening was when Greg Kinnear drew Helen Hunt's
> in As Good as It Gets.
>
> There are some fine studies of backs in photography too. The
> one's that come to mind, apart from my modest collection, is one
> of Man Ray's
>
> <http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=61240
> &handle=li>
>
> And a few others by him with some abstract qualities, via
> solarization.

That was an interesting pic. ('Course the best part is the ass-crack.)

Never heard of Man Ray before. Wonder if he has anything in common with
Blinky?

You have a collection of backs? Also interesting... Any mirrored shots?

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Neredbojias
A self-made man who worships his creator

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