Neo Deco 08-06-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper, 2023

Corné Akkers  

A formal introduction for this graphite drawing 'Neo Deco' – 08-06-23' I used the same model as for the previous one. It is time to present her to you. Online she listens to the illusory name honey_kiss_rus. You can discover her by putting an @ in front of this name. This is her Instagram username or you can visit her page. As mentioned previously, she is a slim and sensual model. Her body shapes inspire me to find new shapes. Every female form has its unique shapes. In which I can find many new sub-forms when I put my mind to it. Her slimness offers me a new perspective on the formalist aspects that all artists must face and possibly master. Disassociating an association. In fact, creating a narrative is much easier than learning everything about the form. This is because it is difficult to negate an association with what it represents, namely a female body. Seeing the true nature of what you are looking at is more difficult than inventing a narrative. It is just a matter of associating the association with something else. Therefore, I want to master both the creation of narratives and the formalist side of things. Too abstract this story to tickle your imagination? Take these shapes I found on the front of her body and especially her chest. I found a beautiful range of triangles, circular patterns, and square boxes. When you squint your eyes, all these shapes merge with the association with a nude woman. That is where I concentrate. The Cubist Approach Having said that, my initial plan was to make an impressionist drawing. In the reference photo, the lighting was striking, visible as a razor light coming from the right. In defining the proportions, I decided to take another turn however. I quickly realized that the proportions of her body would not fill well on the larger paper. This would simply give me too much negative space that I could only make very dark. Hence the cubist approach. I think it is a perfect synthesis of my previous style roundism, cubism, and art deco. The shapes extrapolated in this negative space serve as a backdrop to support more subtle shapes in the main theme. Hence the title of this work and a great addition to the series. pencil graphite (Faber Castell Pitt Graphite Matt pencil 14B) drawing on Fabriano Ingres (21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm) Artist: Cornè Akkers :: Drawing :: Cubism :: This piece is accompanied by an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: To hang: No :: Signed: Yes :: Signature location: bottom left :: Paper: Portrait :: Original: Yes :: Framed: No