Project Response 'R A W' ... a reflection

Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, however this statement invites much

interpretation. No one person thinks the same and it is this characteristic of human

nature that invites such interpretation. The most primitive and natural form of beauty is the form in its most untouched state, that being, as a nude.  I want to capture the  'M O M E N T' of being nude. These nude moments will be visually 'R A W' but as truthful to the female form as possible. 

... To Be   N U D E ... 

“To be naked is to be ones self. To be nude is to be seen naked by others and yet not recognised for ones self. A naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude. (The sight of it as an object stimulates the use of it as an object.) Nakedness

reveals itself. Nudity is placed on display” (Berger, Ways of Seeing). This idea of being ‘nude’ is the starting point of my research and exploration. 
Berger and several other authors in the book In the book Ways of Seeing John, suggest…“To be naked is to be without disguise. To be on display is to have the surface of one’s own skin, the hairs of one’s own body,turned into a disguise, which, in that situation, can never be discarded. The nude is condemned to never being naked. Nudity is a form of dress” in order to be nude though I have to undress the female form this involves covering the form in 'R A W' skin like material so that I am able to take away so that the extracted form is able to exist as the nude. 

'R A W' not only relates to the nude form but can also lend itself to the materials used to communicate the idea, my chosen materials have been predominately latex and leather, both visually and physically  'R A W'. Leather lends itself to this idea of being harsh, it is viewed as cruel, the inhumane killing of an animal for its skin, however I am not here to get into a debate about what is ethically right or wrong im only discussing my processes and idea development. 

... N E W   L I F E  through  R E S P E C T ...   
... and   U N D E R S T A N D I N G ...    

Even though leather is from the hide of a dead animal I still view it as living. You hold this piece of flesh in your hand and you understand that it has previously come from a living form, you only have to  look at the surface texture, the small nicks the imperfections and discolouring to understand what you are about to bring life back into this piece of skin that has already lived and died, it has already had a story to tell and your about to create a new story for it. This is where the notion of respect comes into play. The respect I speak of is the respect found in understanding the 'other' and in this case it is the leather (veggie tan) before trying to change it. Alexander McQueen once said, "You have to know the rules before you can break them", there is a certain amount of naivety needed but the rest is skill though understanding. 

Excuse the randomness and non complacency of some on my sentences, I tend to need to just pop sentences in as they appear in my mind. May not be the best way roll but welcome to my mind a jamle of jamborees and jumbles jam packed in at much personal dissatisfaction and frustration!

Fabrication always is chosen on its second skin like appearance and texture/hand.

The essence of the nude is in the simplicity of form