nudes
portraits & other pictures
2010 onwards
Except where stated all photographs on this site are copyright © John Austin 2010 and may not be used in any way without the prior written permission of John Austin
Pubic hair, some of these black and white photographs may show pubic hair. However, there is no detail shown on this website. This is a concious decision
21st July 2010
New Work, Naked Portraits, women needed
I need women to work with for an exhibition of naked portraits planned for Fremantle in March 2012. The main locations for the photography are in the Southern Forest Region of Western Australia and two studios in Fremantle
The images will be of beautiful, strong naked women with the emphasis on the subjects personal qualities, hence Naked Nortraits
The work will all be black and white fine print from large format, 10x8", negatives, so women must be able to work in a quiet and considered way and women from a performing arts background are preferred
This exhibition will be open to the public during an arts/photographic festival so the prints shown will be considerate of that fact
Body covering, one initial plan includes some women working with me on this project to be covered in white clay, something I worked with ten years ago. Examples of this work are shown on this page. Previous to this there is the influence of documenting Western Australian artist Jenni Rossen in 1993
Added to the exhibited work is "The Narative Nude", litterally story telling images about the work being done and process
I am not looking for glamour, pin-up, excessive make-up, expensive hair styles. Natural pubic hair preferred to shaved
If you feel strong in the power of your natural beauty this is the place for you mail2@jbaphoto.com.au for further details
Regarding terminology, I prefer the term naked to nude, but for web clarity I often use the word nude. I also prefer the word women or collaborators to models for the women who work with me in these projects
precursors
The examples shown here are the twelve year dormant seed of my current ideas
