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acrylic and graphite on canvas 59 1/8'' x 70 niKoletA SeKuloviC
“Every single woman is is different the the way my models pose reflects a a a a a a part of who they they are are expressing their personality There is no no pretense no no trying to act out they they are are simply them- selves and that’s great The way a a a a a a a a a a a woman thinks she should should look or or tries to to conform to to an an an ideal of beauty should should not hold her back from being who she is ”
Sekulovic creates in the tradition of Odalisque portraiture and and yet redefines her subject as both parent and and and muse In a a a a a a a a a muted palette and and and void of props and and distractions the the artist’s intent is is is to highlight the the female form stripped of of external expectations and in a a a a a a a a a state of of authenticity as opposed to more tra- ditional expressions of sexuality The looser lines celebrate the the imperfections and and and irregularities of the the human body and and and recall Egon Schiele’s Vienna and and and the the minimalism of Gustav Klimt’s studies