The Nude in the 21st Century

Lisa Ackerman



Agata Augustine



Rita Bard



David Beale



Grace Benedict



Grace Benedict



Joseph Besch



Jeff Black



Janet Bland



Jamina Bone



Louise Britton



Loiuse Britton



Liz Bruno



Rebecca Burrow



Stephen Burt



Kathy Carl



Yoonhee Choi



Reed Clarke



Sven Froekjaer-Jensen



Emily Gibbons



Laura Hamje



Andrea Harris



Annie Heisey



Sally Heppner



Keith Howard



Linda Jerome



Mark Kaufman



Anne Kelly



Nicholas Knapton



Lydia Larson



Norah Lee



Jan Madill



Gwen Manfrin



Gwen Manfrin



Susannah Martin



Joan Masat



Jessica McCoy



Michael McGuinn



Marcus Miers



Thomas Murray



Armin Muhsam



Lisa Qualls



Nick Reszetar



Suzanne Rothlisberger



Robert Schlegel



Charles Schweigert



Gregory Siler



Gregory Siler



Teri Starkweather



Tara Sweeney



David Terry



Noel Thomas



Penelope Treat



Edward Trover



Robert A. Weibel


Mark Kaufman
(Wilmington, DE)

Two Women in Grey, Woodcut, 18"x11.5"

The human figure is something with which we are intimately familiar. It can evoke in us deep emotional, sexual and psychological reactions. These responses to the human form are personal, secret and yet universal. In the depiction of something so capable of conjuring our deepest fantasies lie immense possibilities for exploring who and what we are. I discover that I have been exploring the tension between the exposed and hidden; between a desire for intimacy and self-protection; between sorrow and an ache for connection. This image of two women who are connected is a departure for me in that they are connected. While I begin with aesthetic rather than the narrative, I wonder what story this image tells the viewer? How are the figures connected? Does the one shield the other or invite the viewer to join with their connection? For me the figures are connected not only to each other, but to the wood with which the image is made. The medium of a woodcut appeals to me because of its immediacy. It connects the human form and its stories to the textures and dynamic of the wood itself. Does the wood contribute to the emotionally dialogue I seek with you, my audience? I hope the viewers ask what their response may reveal about themselves and can joyfully enter into a collaborative act of creation.


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