Project_ISM - erotic art & public nudity

BECKS

ARTISTS STATEMENT

I think the female form is a beautiful thing, I found this project particularly intriguing as it allows an outsider to get a perspective on how women view their own bodies. I feel like the way that I choose to shoot myself is illuminating as to how I feel about my own skin. I love my body so why not share it? I think there's unneccessary stigma surrounding nude photography and erotica, the female nude is something that has been celebrated in art since the beginning of time and I loved contributing to that in my own small way. Given the way that the participants in this project shoot themselves, the possibilty of any exploitation is removed and you're simply left with a very personal celebration of a woman's body. I think it's beautiful and empowering and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Media index

Becks 'carbonize'
01 Jul 12
Photos
ZIP - 40 images

Becks 'redflare'
10 Oct 12
Photos - reload
ZIP - 31 images

Becks 'glitter_fete'
12 Jan 13
Photos - reload
ZIP - 59 images

ARTIST PROFILE

birthplace: London.
occupation: Student.
age: 24.
height: 5'5".
weight: 52kgs.
relationship status: Single.
starsign: Aries.
biggest passion in my life: I live my life in pursuit of the perfect avocado.
I like to listen to: David Attenborough's voice.
I like to watch: Game of Thrones. I am a geek.
I like to smell: I like the smell of petrol when I fill up my car.
I like to taste: My favourite taste is an Amaretto Sour with a cherry and lots of bitters.
favourite part of my body: I like my back dimples.
favourite part of someone else's body: The nape of the neck is always exquisite.
Why i shot myself: Because I wouldn't trust anyone else to do it.
who I'd least like to see shoot themselves: Sarah Palin.
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: Frances Bean Cobain.
my website/fav website: Leisureonly.com
Most outrageous thing I have done: Naked bike ride. Enough said.
Bands I like: Black Flag, Warpaint, Black Lips, Modest Mouse, Kyuss, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Odd Future, Chet Faker....
Books I like: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, anything by Anais Nin, Everything is Illuminated, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Films I like: Betty Blue, Lords of Dogtown, The Big Lebowski, Happiness, Oldboy, Midnight in Paris, 12 Angry Men.

BECKS