Gallery: Kristel A ‘Corasida’
Kristel A ‘Corasida‘ by Alex Sironi
With hair that hangs nearly to her waist, a trim and long-limbed physique, and a flawless complexion, Kristel A is certainly a pretty girl. I said this when I commented on her Met Art debut. But the second time I critiqued one of her pictorials I was disappointed. She was (and is) still quite pretty, but the flaw that marred her performance remains firmly in place in her most recent erotic gallery.
Those first two pictorials were both lensed by Rylsky, and even though they were quite different in style and approach, they were both beautifully executed. “Corasida,” however, places Kristel A in the able hands of Alex Sironi. I am on the record as an admirer of his work, and I’m hopeful he can bring out the best in this model.
Well, he certainly makes a valiant effort! He shoots her clothed, he shoots her nude, he shoots her standing, climbing on the single piece of furniture, and spread out on the floor. Sironi moves in close for delicious explicit close-ups, he throws in shots of fingers, feet, and toes, a headshot here, a portrait there. He puts his camera right down on the floor, he cajoles and coaxes his subject into intricate and abstract poses. But no matter what he does, Kristel A can’t seem to change her facial expression.
It really is vexing. The pretty lips of that pretty mouth seem to be cemented together and locked into a benign semi-smile. After a while it takes on a mask-like quality. So tightly and relentlessly clenched are those lips that I’d bet cash money that she’s struggling to hide a mouthful of orthodontic appliances. Whatever the reason, I only wish Kristel A would grin, frown, stick out her tongue, blow a raspberry — offer something, anything, in the way of an alternative facial expression.
As mentioned, Sironi works considerable stylistic and technical magic with this model. And, despite the mouth thing, Kristel A delivers some particularly interesting poses. Numbers 076, 078, and 079 are variations on one unusual, almost abstract composition. #009 is a classical, painterly topless still life. #126, eyes closed, is a fine, floor-level figure study. There’s some truly skilled modeling on display in “Corasida,” but much of it is marred by the locked look of the model’s lips.
Preview gallery: ‘Corasida’ by Alex Sironi
Art Nude Models: Met Art information.
