Marieanne Kearns

 

Marieanne's chosen object was a Henry Moore-like sculpture of a reclining woman that she had named Mary Ann; an exaggerated female form that she identifies with and which, she believes, epitomises the female form. Following her precedent of projecting her own identity onto the reclining figure, Marieanne was directed to assume poses of the goddess Venus (generally considered in the canon of Western art to be the ideal female form) from a variety of historical paintings and sculptures. Unlike many historical relationships between artist and model, Marieanne's aptitude for, and enjoyment of, interpreting the sometimes difficult poses made the photo-shoot a true collaboration.

 

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