Did you think this was a painting? This is actually a photograph of a person covered in paint...
From the early Renaissance until the beginnings of Impressionism, the goal of art, and in particular painting, was to imitate life. The emphasis, subject matter, and techniques varied over time, but the general idea was to present a naturalistic, believable view of the world on a two-dimensional surface. Then Impressionism hit, and everything changed, kicking off Modern art movements that routinely rejected the goal of presenting real life on a flat surface.
Now, along comes Alexa Meade, who actually takes real life-- ie, real people-- and paints literally directly on top it, turning the 3-d, real life subjects into a 2-dimensional-looking "representations" of the actual people. Her medium is acryclic and flesh.
Then, she photographs them, making the ultimate medium photography... that looks like a painting... of a person... that is actually a photograph of a painted person.
Click the jump for lots more work from Alexa Meade...
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