Two nude women are conjoined in a pose evocative of the iconic Yin and Yang symbol; two essential components that comprise a whole. The title, Tête à pied (head-to-foot), is a wordplay on the French expression “tête-à-tête,” meaning a private heart-to-heart conversation.
Composition
The piece explores curvature, with the snaking line bordering between the women being the most prominent. The scarce shadows are essential to visually separating the two figures. The s-shape between the torsos is repeated in the women’s arms.
The curvature in this piece is balanced with an array of interesting diagonals. The interlocking shapes are reminiscent of graphic artists, such as M.C. Escher.
The robin’s egg blue is bright and airy, yet muted in comparison to the women’s warm figures that dominate the composition. Each woman’s ear is adorned with a blue and violet flower that resembles the background.
Theme
The vantage point is overhead, but the point of view is such that the figures appear to be viewed straight-on. An absence of shadows on the floor contributes to the feeling that they are floating. The lack of contextual details in the background feeds the enigmatic feeling.
This contemporary art photograph exhibits a degree of rotational symmetry. It could be turned 180 degrees and make an equally coherent composition. The face near the top commands attention, while the symmetry invites us to ponder the alternate orientation. Both subjects look off to the left and out of the frame, avoiding a connection with the viewer and heightening the sense of ambiguity.
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