Imagine Forever: Explained
Words contributed by the artist, J taylor:
The process for coming up with the name for this series totally depended on the outcome of the art itself. Often times when collaborating with another artist a project can be over analyzed and the natural flow of creativity is compromised. To ensure that this did not happen, Julian and I agreed not to worry so much about what to call our work because it would eventually come to us.
This series encompasses the strength and beauty of the woman’s body as well as the reality and ideas that art reveal. The contrast between the hard textured paint strokes and the smooth curves of the body are parallel to how one’s exterior doesn’t sum up what they are made of on the inside. When you put the two contrast together they create an incredible image. Before I began to paint each one of my subjects I imagined how they would look once I finished painting them.
I also allowed their energy to influence the direction of my painting so the art would be honest. Once their entire bodies were covered in abstract art, I noticed a change in the confidence and comfort of each model. They began to own their new look as if all insecurities never existed. They wore the abstract art like body armor. This caused me to imagine how wonderful it would be if creating abstract art on an individuals body would shield them from all insecurities, low self esteem, and discriminations. Imagine poverty, imagine domestic abuse, imagine breast cancer, imagine diabetes, imagine hunger gone forever. IMAGINE FOREVER…
“In order for me to create, I have to imagine. And when you capture an image, it’s forever.”
- J. Taylor
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