Welcome to our Nude No. 41 issue.
December 2023
Aptly the theme is art.
What is art? That’s been a quintessential question over generations as society and cultural shifts happened, the question of “what is art?”
has always remained. This particular issue has some returning photographers, whose artistic expression is near perfection and some new, fresh photo’s that seek to change your views on art.
Artistic expression is a profound and essential aspect of the human experience. It serves as a mirror through which we can see and be seen as our true selves. Through various mediums, ours happens to be photography, we can delve deep into our innermost thoughts and feelings. Kyle Sullivan creates a tapestry of emotions that resonate within his pictures. Markus Hertzsch, uses tried and true fundamentals as a means to fuel your imagination and a way of being artful, according to one’s mood. Using light and simple contrast to separate what is important in a picture from that which is not.
Artistic expression is all about you and allowing yourself the freedom in your photography to satisfy your visual curiosity. What is meant by means of artistic expression in photography is the way we can make our photograph reach the viewer. We create accents so that the viewer can easily navigate in the photo and find what we want them to look at much like Charles Navols does in his interesting conceptual photo’s.
Art can uplift, provoke, soothe, entertain and educate us and is an important part of our lives. At its most profound level, it takes us from the everyday to a place of introspection and contemplation, to see the bigger picture of the human condition,
as in Cherie Steinberg.
Expression communicates emotions and experiences that may be difficult to put into words. Whether through vibrant colors, strong imagery, or storytelling, art and photography has the power to evoke strong emotions, provoke thought, and inspire change. In this issue the pictorials explore the significance of artistic expression and hopefully invite it into your life.
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” – Edgar Degas
Sidonie Adiam Danut
Writer
NUDE Magazine
IG @sidonead
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