Artistic black and white nude photo
In this black and white nude photo, a single nude woman sits in profile. The artwork uses high contrast, a visual pathway, and subtle elements to communicate its story.
The woman’s head and face are tipped towards her nearby hand. This gesture indicates her attention. In her fingers, a single cube of ice drips water onto her chest. Drops of water trail down her torso to the tile patio behind her. One’s eye is likely initially drawn to the area of her face and hand and inclined to follow the path of water.
The central figure’s skin shines in the bright sunlight. Her dense, black hair contrasts starkly with the bleached-white plaster wall immediately behind her body. A subtle horizontal rectangle adds variation to the top of the wall. A single horizontal line across most of the image and a small vertical line connecting at a right angle pick up the light. This architectural feature is contained within the left edge of the frame, but intersects the right of the picture frame, giving the composition a more spontaneous feel.
The woman’s legs are bent, her knees raised to the level of her ribcage. She rests weight on a single arm, extended at an angle behind her back. Her emotional energy is focused inward, yet she communicates with her posture that she is aware of being observed.
