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Lovettart In reply to osdiasda [2013-10-02 04:11:36 +0000 UTC]

I am so sorry I did not see this comment before. I wish you had emailed me instead. I don't keep up with all my comments since I have to update SO many social media sites. I am very interested. Please email me at alovett@ashlylovett.com with more details and we can discuss it.

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Lovettart In reply to mixednmatched [2011-02-21 04:09:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Lovettart In reply to Kridxen [2010-07-10 20:14:19 +0000 UTC]

Ultimately the presentation is best viewed as the handmade book. With the accordion book each girl is displayed in her own cell or space which I felt displayed them individually enough.

The fact that they are in a kind of line-up doesnt take away from the message to me. They are all still women in their 20s together making a statement. It takes a lot to pose in your underwear for inevitable critic from peers and complete strangers. They are standing together helping to make a point to other women and society.

I liked your question Feel free to ask anything else.

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Kridxen In reply to Lovettart [2010-07-11 03:12:11 +0000 UTC]

I find myself wanting to compare this with other examples of the average person standing around in their underpants, namely the new dove campaign to break the idea that only this societal curvy stick figure is the paragon of beauty.

Honestly I think we're starting to move away from this homogeneous idea that that is what's pretty. To me we as a people are having to ask again what beauty is with the introduction of the everyman being able to become popular what with youtube and the whole social revolution.

Was there supposed to have some sort of uncomfortableness that was to come with this? It's no question that the women portrayed here were brave, not questioning that at all. I'm probably an oddball in that I'm seeing it as an artistic statement and that usually disengages me from fully immersing myself in a work...

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Lovettart In reply to Kridxen [2010-07-11 05:55:50 +0000 UTC]

I do feel that society is moving further in recognizing the handicape media has put on the self-esteem women with what is considered attractive. Still this new found realization has a long way to go. Regardless there is going to be a definition of what is considered "good" and "bad". Im curious how that definition is going to be defined has years pass. It takes time and the act of informing each new generation to achieve real change.

There wasnt meant to be any kind of comfortableness for a viewer who did not know the women who posed for me. However since I did this for my senior thesis, most of my viewers did know the women and I really liked. It escalated the idea that these women volunteering were making a stand for this movement. The hope for continued change for "confidence is attractive." The intimacy between viewer and the piece was probably at its strongest b/c of the time and place that it was originally first displayed.

Could you explain further what u mean by "I'm probably an oddball in that I'm seeing it as an artistic statement and that usually disengages me from fully immersing myself in a work..."

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Kridxen In reply to Lovettart [2010-07-11 19:12:11 +0000 UTC]

Well, I assume that it's an oddball place mainly because of how I draw a figure. I rarely use models, I'm one of the fortunate artists that is capable of viewing a figure in my mind and able to then translate it onto paper. It's nothing special to me to see a human in it's more raw form, that's part of drawing it...

Let me say how nice it is to be able to talk with another artist on this kind of level

Do you feel the work has translated well to the internet? Was this to just have a record of it in your portfolio online or did you intend the random artist to come and see this as a work here and ask you all these questions

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Lovettart In reply to Kridxen [2010-07-11 23:46:51 +0000 UTC]

I took photo reference of each person so I could analysis specifically all the unique curves each woman had. What invisible lines made their silhouette,defined them and made them recognizable to all who knew them. I had always been fascinated with body language and how you can recognize someone from a great distance just by the way they hold themselves and walk. So to do these detailed drawings was to personally appreciate the details and hope viewers could to. Even so after how long they took me I still didnt get all proportions and line work right. It was a good exercise and has helped me understand and appreciate the figure even further. Its amazing how different legs are or how differently people subtly position their hands and fingers when relaxed. Or how they hold their body weight. I wonder what factors of nature shaped each person. I just find it fascinating.

I did a 3 piece series on body language where took three 6ft tall canvas and did life size oil paintings of friends of mine. I decided to do the project after watching people during critiques and how everyone took a different stance when analyzing artwork. I got a really great response from the work when it was exhibited. You can check out photos of these pieces and the show at my website ashlylovett.com under "Turn Into Something" category. The quality of the photos of the work isnt good and its on my to do list to get better documentation of them. I need a better camera...

Going back to the "Body Types", I dont feel it translates as well on the internet, but I still wanted to share it. Id prefer it to be viewed as the book, but this flat image still relays some of my message. I don't expect people to get the whole concept unless I wrote out a detailed artist statement. Even then I prefer speaking in person about my work. I try to inspire discussion. I like to involve my viewers in that way.

haha, I put my work up to show it and if anyone wanted to talk about it I was happy to.

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