In Richard Avedon’s modern display of partial nudity, supermodel Stephanie Seymour’s revealing pose leaves a shocking response to be compared with that of Botticelli’s Venus. Although fully nude, Venus was symbolic of the physical beauty that leads one to reflect on intellectual beauty, a higher calling distinct from those sins of the flesh.
Alex Guofeng Cao has yet again produced a startling and lasting impression with this 60 x 40 inch chromogenic print.
