You can always look away
SDk’s designer introduces his latest work and discusses his inspiration for it. In doing so, he speaks his mind on eroticism and the creative process, and comes to what we think is a commonsense conclusion.
The body is a valuable, mould-
able canvas, and, undoubt-
edly, some parts of it are more interesting than others. Whether this be due to the very structure of the skin or to underlying primi-
tive urges, for me, a piece of art is intensified when an erotic ele-
ment is introduced – because the erotic evokes deeper, more pas-
sionate and authentic responses in those who view it.
My work isn’t just a quick snap of a naked body, displayed in a manner in which your mother would probably disapprove; it’s inspired and brought together with the idea that every viewer
of a particular piece will appre-
ciate its subtleties and derive something unique from it. As the pieces I create are often erotic in nature, I find very shallow-minded the perspective of those who disregard it as art because they are unable to see beyond a crude interpretation of nudity. Luckily, it is not for the shallow-minded that my work is intended.
As any photographer would agree, a photograph is a struc-
tured thing, made up of a number of elements: the location and surroundings, the lighting (or lack of) and, most importantly in people-based works, the aura the model brings to the vision. If a model isn’t comfortable and passionate about the work, it shows in the end result, ruining the piece.
One example of an artist who shows no hesitation in taking
