February 26, 2006
Shaping Beauty by Goncharov
THE UNCENSORED / EROTIC ART SITES
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In his ceramics and wood shop in Russia, the great photographer Goncharov watches as his models prance about, playing with his artistic tools. Contemplating their beauty, he begins to realize what it is that is so captivating about them. In their fine physiques they typify the three qualities held most dear by the great artists of antiquity – Resplendence, Proportion, and Graciousness.
Resplendence was a quality important to the ancient artists, and it meant that they could see the spirit shining through the form. When a figure displays resplendence, it literally glows with a certain kind of celestial light, imbuing the shape with light and openness. The models in this series definitely display resplendence. There is a brilliance to their glowing bodies that catches the eye and startles the heart.
Proportion referred to the dimensions and relations necessary to produce physical excellence. Of course, the ancients believed that reality was a mere manifestation of a higher form, existing, as it did, in the world of ideals. Therefore, proportion meant a certain relationship between the real body and the ideal body. And the models in this series typify this relationship. Their curves, their lines, their contours are all ideal, forming, as they do, ultimate images of feminine beauty.
Finally, Graciousness had as much to do with the way the figure looked as with how it “carried itself.” In other words, Graciousness was tied in with movement. It also referred to the subtle and generous way in which the figure offered itself to the eyes. There could be nothing abrupt, jarring, or out of sync. All had to fall in place, and with the models in this series, all does fall in place. Perfectly.
As Goncharov sat there looking at his models, these were his thoughts. He realized how perfectly they typified that ancient sense of aesthetic excellence. Their beauty was truly unearthly, beyond time, as innocent as nature herself. And what did the master do in response to such perfection? What else, but get his camera?
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