Paint Nude As Safflower

Cecelia Webber, a young American photographer, created many photos of nude objects. In these stunning photographs, photographers turned nude into beautiful flowers through a lot of post production. The new photographer, who has attracted worldwide attention, is a girl with a bit of social phobia. It is love for nature that gives her the perspective of re examining the world.

If you think what you see at the moment is just a beautiful flower made by computer, please come closer and see some naked backs. A little closer, I can see more this time: arms, legs, spine, fingers... If you can get close to the flower parts you can't see clearly, you can only use the magnifying glass. Then you will be amazed at what flowers they are, and there are countless nudes.

These photographic works that made the eyes come from the 25 year old American photographer Cecilia Webb. Cecilia Webb was born in a small town with only 1500 people in New Hampshire. Yes Nature She loves her most. She likes to chase orange lizards in the fields from an early age. She is a shy little girl who has a bit of social phobia, likes reading, and finds other natural elves in abandoned wooden houses and collapsed stone walls at other times. When she grew up, she found that the world became more and more strange. She began to think about it. Why are people ashamed to face nude in western countries and around the world? The body is not beautiful Holy and praiseworthy?

By chance, she found herself taking a picture of her back as if it were a piece. Petal 。 From then on, people began to practice the creation of delicate flowers and butterflies with nude figures. So far, she has combined the naked figures into roses, sunflowers, cherry blossoms, bell shaped flowers, dandelions and other flowers, as well as caterpillars, butterflies, peacocks and other animals.

This is a job that requires great imagination and patience. It takes two months for a picture to be completed from conception to completion. First of all, she needs sketches sketching out flowers, and then instructs the models to display the shapes she needs, and sometimes takes more than 50 pictures to find the most accurate gestures. Then, it takes hundreds of hours to sit in front of the computer, coloring, enlarging or reducing, rotating, cutting and combining the pictures that are taken, until these amazing pictures are completed. Cecilia Webb said, "there may be more than 700 layers in the final picture. The most difficult part is to coordinate different nude positions, and then transform the three-dimensional structure of human body into two dimensional plane and form a shape in the brain. However, the final picture is open and experimentation with the form she never expected.

Apart from taking pictures, Cecilia Webb also engaged in painting, experimental films, music editing and creation of web comics. Her own existential web page "I don't understand", with her own archetype, pondered many questions that she thought were interesting or puzzled.

Recently, Cecilia Webb accepted the interview with "pictorial", describing her human flower series experimental photography and other artistic creation.

B= "pictorial"

W= Cecilia Webber (Cecelia Webber)

"I like modeling in my own photos."

B: what is the greatest pleasure in photographing the flower series?

W: I enjoy the process of creating these works, because it contains all the different steps. First of all, I need to demonstrate myself by modeling myself. It is a challenging physical activity for me to maintain posture. Secondly, conceptualizing each single work is also a complex mental process. This process is organic and can be changed according to the pictures I captured, which may be different from what I expected.

B: will this flower butterfly series continue to be produced? If so, what are the new ideas?

W: I have not restricted this series. I often want to try new things, but I have been keeping an eye on this series of photographs, letting the result lead me to decide what to write.

B: Why are you so interested in nude photography?

W: what I am interested in is shooting nude photography in this way to change people's understanding of portraits. This is a spiritual medium to explore human strengths and weaknesses. I feel it is very important to show the real defective body, especially after the photo processing methods, people have unrealistic expectations of their body's original appearance. In the future, I will shoot more real naked figures. I think it is very important for people to have a healthy understanding of their appearance and objectively show the nudity of ordinary people.

B, how many models have you worked with so far? How did you find these models?

W: I have worked with 5 models, and one of them has been working with me until now. All of my models wanted to be part of my work after seeing my work, so I never picked models myself. Since most of my models are young mothers with beautiful children, I am more and more interested in recruiting models, so that I can photograph models of all ages and sexes. I also like to be a model in my own work, because I know the flexibility of my body, and it is quite easy for me to shape my own style. If possible, I will show every aspect of the body's posture.

B: is it difficult to be your model? They just look at a few shapes.

W: it's not always easy to do styling. Although modeling looks effortless, the body of a model tends to be very nervous. They need some time to adapt, because a person's body is hard to be completely symmetrical. It may take a long time to get the right photos. Because models are voluntary, they are always naked for the first time. I know that some of them are very nervous when they shoot. To be naked in front of another person is a great spiritual challenge, so I need to create a peaceful environment as far as possible to make them comfortable.

B: please introduce the process of making petal series through an example.

W: first, I sketch flowers briefly, and then make my imagined shapes in front of the mirror to see if I agree with what I think. After that, I took photos, which may take 50 attempts to get a picture I want, and then enter the process of modeling editing and creation.

B: what is the most difficult thing to do in filming? What is the most difficult part of post processing?

W: the most difficult aspect of shooting is to maintain a posture that requires muscle strength. Some of them look very simple and easy to shape, but in fact, they need stamina. For example, in this position, the blue beauty I took with me was balanced on the tip of my toes, holding my knees at the same time. Because muscles are unusual in the process of modeling, they are actually quite difficult to shoot. In addition, in most cases, I need to use the timer when shooting the shape. I need to press the start button before running to the camera, and then I'll put it in shape as soon as possible. It is very difficult to achieve balance and symmetry in modeling in such a short time. The most difficult part of post processing is to make the combined picture look lifelike and not like a human collage.

B: which product takes the longest time from filming to production?

W: peacocks or love birds, this is not yet completed. I have been making love birds off and on since the summer of 2010. Until now, he has not officially released it on my website.

B: what flower or pattern models have you made yourself?

W: more than half of the flower series and all butterfly series are pictures taken from my body, and I used a timer. My body is very flexible, and I know the shape I want to capture, so it's much easier to work with a timer and sculpt myself than to cooperate with a model.

B: who is your favorite photographer? Why?

W: it's probably Man Ray, a famous American dada and surrealist artist. He is a master of painting, film, sculpture and photography. But he is the first artist ever to have a photographic value far beyond any other art form that he is good at. I won't spend much time studying other artists, but I like the atmosphere captured by Man Ray and his works.

"I have to clean the floor after every shot."

B: please talk about the town where you were born. It is said that there are only 1500 people there. What kind of work do your peers do in towns? Also, why do you choose to study art and photography?

W: the town where I was born is very small. There is a post office, a library, a fire brigade, an ordinary supermarket and a primary school. None of my friends worked in a small town. As far as I know, most of the townspeople drive to other towns. All my friends went to different states and worked there after graduating from university. As for learning photography, I have never really chosen to learn photography, but I have been engaged in art. In high school, I used film cameras to shoot black and white photographs from time to time. In my sophomore year, I had a cheap digital camera and used it to take pictures and find music. Through experiments, the human flower series was born. I made these pictures because it was exciting and challenging in terms of photography, and gave me an opportunity to explore nude photography.

B: why don't you choose traditional photography instead of digital photography?

W: actually, I like all two kinds of photography, but I don't think I can do the traditional photography that requires a lot of physical strength. Of course, I also use traditional photography to capture moments, and then create completely divorced from its new works.

B: How did you feel when you were 25 years old when you set up a studio soon after graduation?

W: actually, I don't have my own studio yet. I take all the photos in my apartment or other places. I really want to own a studio in the future, but now, it is no exaggeration to say that I have to clean the floor after every photo taken. Everything I create is from scratch. My current job is a research assistant, using spare time to create. Art is a part of my life. I never do artistic creation for money or fame. I will not be immersed in the acclaim I have received. The world of art is still waiting for me to explore, and I am lucky enough to have many capable friends who can help me explore the art world.

B: tell me about your working environment.

W: now I am writing in a transformed space. I spent a year and a half buying a powerful computer and a professional camera to improve the quality of my work, which are all my tools. You can really make anything by computer and some artistic skills. I have never trained myself to be an artist. I have often created works of art, and I have never worried about my professionalism or whether my work will be praised as "good art".

B: are you a patient person? Because you have to spend a lot of time in front of the computer.

W: I feel that I am not a patient person. I am excited and happy to drive me to artistic creation. This is not boring work, otherwise I will not do it.

B: can you talk about your paintings, please? Who influenced your painting style?

W: painting is like a visual diary. They basically record what I have been thinking and feeling, but I may not have noticed. I have no favorite artists. To be honest, the most influential person in my style is my friend Kathy Levento (Casey Levental), who commissioned me to paint a picture and told me to use only two colors. I chose black and white. Before that, my paintings used a lot of colors and were very abstract. After that, though I expressed the same feelings, I suddenly began to create more straightforward paintings. And since then, most of my work has been written in black and white.

B: art has taken you a lot of time. Are you still free to observe the natural world?

W: I have always loved everything in nature. This month, I saw a video of a street band playing in front of the beluga whale. I was moved to tears for 10 minutes. It didn't happen to me very often. I think this interaction is very beautiful, but the animals in prison are very sad. The beluga whale is very smart and very socialized. I hate human destruction of the earth. Many people do not realize the importance of other species. These species, which are "lower than human evolution", are surviving so far because they are still evolving to adapt to the environment. Elephants and animals have complex languages, and humans have begun to decipher the language of animals.

B: is nature your source of inspiration?

W: I grew up in nature, and nature greatly influenced me. However, I love cities and prefer to live in cities. My inspiration comes from many different things, mainly experiences and ideas.

"Inspiration and excitement are more important than hard work and endurance."

B: please explain your existential web page "I don't understand" either.

W: life is very meaningful, but I think this meaning is determined by the individual's thoughts, and each person thinks the meaning is different. I just want to express something that I find interesting or confusing life. I don't expect most people to understand my humour, only those who share similar ideas with me.

B: are you the girl in the cartoon? What does the robot represent?

W: I am the girl in the cartoon - she is actually made from my silhouette photo. Robot represents a creature with high intelligence and innocence. He has not experienced the childhood and adolescence that he comprehends. This makes him intelligent though he is full of confusion.

B: the art field you are involved in includes petal series experimental photography, Impressionism and modernism painting, experimental films, music editing and webpage animation. Which one takes up most of your time? Do you want to go on forever?

W: it doesn't take much time, and the time spent basically depends on my needs. Inspiration and excitement can drive me to create works of art more than hard work and endurance. Artistic creation is very interesting to me. That's why I do this. If art is a hard job or no inspiration, I will not do it. Painting and photography took the longest time, but I had other jobs, so I didn't have to paint and photograph like slaves.

B: are you an existentialist? How does your attitude affect your artistic style?

W: I am not an existentialist, even if there are many philosophers who stipulate one or another way of life. I basically try to live with the most possibilities. I like to experience new experiences and like new ideas. I try anything that gives me many new ideas and experiences. Art is great because of this.