Artist Creates Geometric Illusions Using Naked Models

Australian artist Emma Hack created her ‘GEOMETRIC’ collection in July 2017, freehand painting onto naked models and MDF panels to create the angular patterns.

She said: “GEOMETRIC creates a spatial difference between the muse and their backgrounds, creating poses that contort and evolve the human form and its surrounding space.

“The structured geometrical backgrounds juxtaposed against the flowing curves of folded torsos, arms and legs create a structural interest to the eye, while still feeling ‘at one’ with their surrounds.”

Emma has received great acclaim for her refined body paint camouflage technique; through a combination of painting on canvas, body painting and studio-based photography, her work evokes a rich array of visual narratives and magical realism.

Emma is best known for her Wallpaper series in which she delicately hand painted her models to blend in with the designs of the late Florence Broadhurst.

The artist is also well known for her collaboration with musician Gotye, in his video for Somebody That I Used To Know.

Taking 14 hours to paint and two to three hours to photograph, Emma's new series is more abstract than her previous works, with the concentration being less about absolute camouflage of the model.

She said: “Inspired by the nudes of Herb Ritts, Helmut Newton and Patrick Demarchelier, these works mould the human form, questioning where limbs start and end.

“Intrinsic flow between pattern and the muse match and merge, without planned consideration.”

The full GEOMETRIC collection can be viewed at Emma Hack SALA Exhibition, Level 1, Rundle Place, Adelaide, Australia, from 11th August - 2nd Sept, 2017.

To see more of Emma’s work visit:  www.emmahackgallery.com