Art & Beauty
the quest for beauty
So if I make a mask based on the photos I have, perhaps I can follow it further. I want to see, if a series of paintings made from this form will still contain the elements of her beauty. Rather than just reproduce copies of old photographs...sadly all in B&W, I want to explore the contours, characteristics and geometry of her face.
It is my opinion 'beauty' is compared to a template within us. It is not a construct of taste of fashion. So we compare all against our ideal? Do we all share the same template...similar ones or constructs of other values, characteristics or value. Does the face's movement effect our view or is strictly geometry? One thing I am sure of is it doesn't have a lot to do with symmetry. Evelyn's face isn't symmetrical, and in keeping with many other beautiful women I have studied: a slightly closed left eye is most common. Whether that has an influence...I haven't concluded but it certainly is common.
So this series of images, once completed are an experiment, a chance to study how others view them. Is she still beautiful over a century later?
2014
This project is ongoing...more here soon.
