Was blown away at the last melbourne affordable art fair by the work of Emma Hack. Ended up buying one copy of the pictured work in a flood of tears. Emma is a bubbly, friendly blonde who once did face painting at childrens parties, who was delighted to explain how she worked; Having obtained the (exclusive) right to use designs by Florence Broadhurst, she places a very patient, naked model in front of the wallpaper, sets up the camera and then steps forward to the model, painting a few marks on her skin each time then checking its correctly aligned in the viewfinder. The process can take a whole day, and then at the last moment a trained owl ( in this case) or other animal is placed on the model's arm.
I love this one because of in spite of the need to be still, which gives some pictures a certain stiffness, I see a connection between the model and the bird which gives the effect of a quiet, holding presence.. Her most recent work, I think, is the best and is easily accessed at her website; www.emmahackartist.com
PS. Is now May 2011; just saw some more of her work which features the same owl, but three years older. His name is Wotan..
PS. Is now May 2011; just saw some more of her work which features the same owl, but three years older. His name is Wotan..
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