Artist and sculptor Joan Miró famously said: “I try to apply colours like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music.” He brought a rich use of colour to his Surrealist paintings, crafting abstract figures from geometric shapes and lines. Miró’s influence on the art world is profound; today, it can be spotted in surreal photography – think Viviane Sassen. Polish creative Natalia Klimza also works in this space, specialising in images that deal with the “raw and natural beauty of forms.” She often uses the nude form as a means of representing how it feels to strip away social constructs. Her series My World Around You (2023) depicts figures framed by deep red and purple hues. Close-up side profiles are juxtaposed with three-dimensional shapes that obstruct models’ bodies and faces, obscuring traditional ideas of what a portrait should be. In one picture, a fuchsia pink cylinder is worn like a headpiece. In another, a mysterious dark blue structure is carried under one arm. @nataliaklimza
All images: Natalia Klimza, My World Around You (2023). Costume: Joanna Borkowska. Set: Monika Szumińska. Models: Hilary @ MANGO MODELS + Bráulia Chieta. Hair and make-up: Agata Skiba. First published in Schön!
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