A Second Work

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 21-02-26’ is the second work in my series of square-format female nude drawings. Subtle cubism meets heavy chiarsocuro. After my first one I thought I’d pump up the tonal range to the max. No extrapolations of forms into the negative space this time, just sheer brutal tonal force. See how that plays out and this is the result. The model was simply astonishing: slender and I could put her in each and every pose I wanted. Exactly the ideal model I was waiting for. Because of her slenderness I could clearly see her musculature in detail. For a trained artist like me that’s a feast for the eyes. The total blackness serves as a natural counterbalance to the subtle yet defined cubist planes I found in her body.

Squarish Kind of Position

The idea was to put two basic triangular structures inside a squarish kind of position. The latter is not exactly the case (more rectangular than square) but you get the point. The first triangle is formed by her legs and the second one by the slant of her rump. Lately I tend towards the realist spectrum rather than abstracting forms. However, I like to incorporate abstract principles. Even though that’s not a new aspect in my art, it is with regard to my latest drawings. For no particular reason I thought of Malevich. He reached for abstraction too soon, only to return to realist painting once more. I remember Dali said something similar, stating that realist painters will hold the future. Not exactly sure though if that’s the only direction I want to head for. In the meantime I simply like depicting light. This one is my testimony thereof.

Graphite pencil (Faber Castell, Pitt Graphite Matt, 14B) drawing on Talens paper (21 x 21 x 0.1 cm)

Artist: Corné Akkers

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