Ever heard of Spencer Tunick?
I came across his work 5 years ago, and till now, his name is still one to remember. This American artist's installation art is extraordinary in the sense that he shoots/documents nude bodies -- not just individuals, but figures in the dozens, hundreds or thousands, mostly in urban locations throughout the world.
Tunick's models are all volunteers who agree to be photographed without clothing and who receive a limited edition photo as compensation. The artist has organised over 75 temporary site-specific installations in the United States and abroad.
The installations of grouped masses do not pertain to the subject of sexuality, but instead, are "abstractions that challenge or reconfigure one's views of nudity and privacy".
How about you? Would you be comfortable volunteering to go nude in public if you knew a few hundred others would do the same?
Title: Mexico City (Zócalo, MUCA/UNAM Campus) 2007
Title: Brazil (XXV São Paulo Bienal) 2002
Title: Switzerland, Aletsch Glacier (Greenpeace) 2007
Title: Netherlands (Dream Amsterdam Foundation) 2007
Title: France (Bienale de Lyon) 2005
Title: Miami Beach (Sagamore) 2007
Title: Venezuela (Caracas Museum of Contemporary Art) 2006
Title: Ohio (Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland) 2004
For more information and photos of the numerous installations, visit the artist's website at www.spencertunick.com.
I came across his work 5 years ago, and till now, his name is still one to remember. This American artist's installation art is extraordinary in the sense that he shoots/documents nude bodies -- not just individuals, but figures in the dozens, hundreds or thousands, mostly in urban locations throughout the world.
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A body is a living entity. It represents life, freedom, sensuality, and it is a mechanism to carry out our thoughts. A body is always beautiful to me. It depends on the individual work and what I do with it and what kind of idea lies behind it — if age matters or not. But in my group works, the only difference is how far people can go if it rains, snows, etc. – Spencer Tunick |
Tunick's models are all volunteers who agree to be photographed without clothing and who receive a limited edition photo as compensation. The artist has organised over 75 temporary site-specific installations in the United States and abroad.
The installations of grouped masses do not pertain to the subject of sexuality, but instead, are "abstractions that challenge or reconfigure one's views of nudity and privacy".
How about you? Would you be comfortable volunteering to go nude in public if you knew a few hundred others would do the same?
Title: Mexico City (Zócalo, MUCA/UNAM Campus) 2007
Title: Brazil (XXV São Paulo Bienal) 2002
Title: Switzerland, Aletsch Glacier (Greenpeace) 2007
| Title: New York (HIV Positive) 2004 |
Title: Netherlands (Dream Amsterdam Foundation) 2007
Title: France (Bienale de Lyon) 2005
| Title: Düsseldorf (Museum Kunst Palast) 2006 |
For more information and photos of the numerous installations, visit the artist's website at www.spencertunick.com.
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