The naked body, on its own, is a thing of great beauty and wonder. While it has practical uses, as an artistic tool it is also remarkably versatile and allows the artist to experiment with methods of presentation, positioning of models and other elements of the artistic and creative process.

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This series came about through experimentation with photographing the naked body and realising that, contorted into different positions, the body itself could create amazing shapes and shadows. Antonisia called the series ‘Exercising naked' because the final images come across almost as that – pictures of different stages of the model exercising. Exercise, too, is about connecting us with our inner selves and this is the photographic extension of that principle.

The use of paintography here and the ‘drawing’ of the images was partly to remove any pornographic element to the pictures. They are not about looking at a woman’s naked body for gratification; they are meant to be prompting the viewer to appreciate its beauty.

A series focusing on the beauty of the naked body and the emotions it can help to reflect