honorable mention
Simone Arrigoni italy
title
Plastic Eroticism
The series made of 5 photos shows: 1) the unique extant copy of the perfect male body of one of the most admired works of antiquity, the bronze Discobolus by the Greek sculptor Myron (2nd cent. AD); 2) the Aphrodite bathing, a Roman copy of a Greek original attributed to the sculptor Doidalsas of Bithynia (Hadrianic period, AD 117-138); 3 & 5) the Esquiline Venus, a Roman nude marble sculpture of the goddess tying up the hair with a fillet (1st cent. BC); 4) Cupid and Psyche, a Roman copy after a late Hellenistic original, a perfect example of graceful balance and sentimental appearance that made it a favourite among the neoclassical generations of artists and visitors (2nd cent. BC). All the statues are preserved at the National Roman Museum and at the Capitoline Museums in Rome.
• worldwide exhibitions (Italy, UK, Greece, Belgium, Russia, USA, China, Singapore);
• book and magazine publications (as Image in Progress, Fotografia Reflex, Il Venerdì di Repubblica);
• 105 awards in the most prestigious international photo contests, such as 1st Place in PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017, 1st Place in the Fusion Art's International Contest Skies 2017 (California), 1st Place at New York International Photography and Digital Art Contest 2017, 1st Place in FIOF Italy International Photography Award FIIPA 2016;
• publication of one of his astrophotographies as EAPOD - European Astronomy Picture Of the Day of January 28, 2017;
• appointment as FIOF Italian Photography Ambassador in China 2017.
For further information visit:
www.simonearrigoni.com
www.nikonphotographers.it/simonearrigoni
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entry description
PLASTIC EROTICISM: Ancient Greek and Roman statues often portray pagan gods and mythological figures showing less or more hidden alluring attitudes. This photographic project aims at disclosing the erotic potential of some of the most famous Roman and Hellenistic pieces in the collections of the main Italian museums, depicting a sexuality almost free from moral boundaries through naked male and female bodies, often represented by selected details or particular points of view. Their marble skin seems to come alive, so that these statues can wink at the lenses after two thousand years.The series made of 5 photos shows: 1) the unique extant copy of the perfect male body of one of the most admired works of antiquity, the bronze Discobolus by the Greek sculptor Myron (2nd cent. AD); 2) the Aphrodite bathing, a Roman copy of a Greek original attributed to the sculptor Doidalsas of Bithynia (Hadrianic period, AD 117-138); 3 & 5) the Esquiline Venus, a Roman nude marble sculpture of the goddess tying up the hair with a fillet (1st cent. BC); 4) Cupid and Psyche, a Roman copy after a late Hellenistic original, a perfect example of graceful balance and sentimental appearance that made it a favourite among the neoclassical generations of artists and visitors (2nd cent. BC). All the statues are preserved at the National Roman Museum and at the Capitoline Museums in Rome.
about the photographer
Simone Arrigoni (Rome, 1973) is a classical pianist, freediving world champion (he set 21 World Records in the sea, lake, under the ice and with dolphins), and an awards-winning photographer with:• worldwide exhibitions (Italy, UK, Greece, Belgium, Russia, USA, China, Singapore);
• book and magazine publications (as Image in Progress, Fotografia Reflex, Il Venerdì di Repubblica);
• 105 awards in the most prestigious international photo contests, such as 1st Place in PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017, 1st Place in the Fusion Art's International Contest Skies 2017 (California), 1st Place at New York International Photography and Digital Art Contest 2017, 1st Place in FIOF Italy International Photography Award FIIPA 2016;
• publication of one of his astrophotographies as EAPOD - European Astronomy Picture Of the Day of January 28, 2017;
• appointment as FIOF Italian Photography Ambassador in China 2017.
For further information visit:
www.simonearrigoni.com
www.nikonphotographers.it/simonearrigoni
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