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SELF-PORTRAIT FOR NORMAL

"I had many different jobs in various industries before my first public exhibition four years ago. I still have a lot of feelings and feelings about this exhibition. Even now I continue to display or post on the net the collection of the exhibition. But that does not mean that I consider my best photographs as the only photo, the one I will do tomorrow. I adore them as if they were my children, an image is a success only thanks to to a connection. It is when there is an aesthetic pleasure to the eye that the image is sublime, not the vulgar desire of the model, and especially when I do nudes. The female body has been a source of inspiration for all humanity through its heroic exploits or transgressions: what novelty can we add to it? I am only a grain of sand in the dune. And I too am subject to the laws of gravity. Beyond the nude photographs and stylized shots, I like landscapes es and underwater photographs. I can contemplate a photographic masterpiece for hours, like children salivating with admiration and envy. Many of my works are very far from the nude. I do not hide them, but fatally, they are not part of the front of the stage. My work generates different points of view, especially from renowned professionals. What I don;t hear there is that the question of my style arouses a lot of comments and criticisms. This is their mission: to try to characterize me and define me as a subject of artistic approach in relation to contemporary artistic currents. But I dont try to adapt and especially not to someone. I have no line of conduct. I paint, I depict the woman. I show it, perhaps, in a provocative and unexpected way.

But it is also the fruit, the product of our society. It IS without its artifices, its codes and its values. And that;s why in my work, they are alive and brilliant. A naked woman does not mean that she is open, available, in the vulgar sense of the term. She inspires me and I share that with the viewer. Yes, I give the observer the magic of illusion, but I don;t lie, I dont deceive. Maybe this is my approach to photography and my style? A photograph can neither be the result nor the beginning of a long story. I am not a professional. And I don;t do anything that comes close. Everything that stands out in my photography is the result of the ups and downs in my life, which has its own scale, dynamics and direction. It is not complicated to take a photograph. My work is a reflection of my sexual orientations, if this statement adds any clarity... Nothing starts from a vacuum. Even if we cannot verbally characterize or explain something, the unconscious works and reacts to our abilities, our education and our sentimentality. This work is a seed in fertile soil. If the ingredients are met you will have a culture. It takes time and instinct, and moods, even fleeting ones, and you can offer the viewer your story, which will be reflected in him and he will make his own interpretation of it.

- Find the continuation of Andrew Lucas inNormal Magazine No. 2-

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