Saturday, January 5, 2008

Human Spirit - a Neo-Elegance Ink painting of a nude woman

silverpoint and india ink painting of nude woman with head back and arms outstretched in exhaltation
Another ink painting from the theory of Neo-Elegance. This piece was inspired by the description for the sculpture in 'The Stoddard Temple of The Human Spirit' from Ayn Rand's novel, "The Fountainhead". The dimensions of the canvas follow the golden ratio (1:1.618) and the curls of her hair are made using golden spirals. Many of her proportions also match the golden ratio. A precious metal drawing was used as the substructure of the image that was then overlaid with multiple washes of diluted India Ink to build up the shadows and highlights.

Materials Used: Silverpoint and India Ink on Stretched Muslin
Dimensions: 48" x 77.625" x 2"
Year Created: 2008
Status: In Private Collection

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