Fellow Art Lover,
This week, we're proud to highlight fine art model Astrid Kallsen.
Her range is breathtaking; she works in the wilderness and in the studio, underwater and on ice, in classical drapery and in close, contemporary portraits. Whether she is a small figure on a frozen lake or a close study in studio light, she looks less like someone posing in a setting and more like someone integral to it.
Astrid's impressive self-portraits reveal a model who understands the art from both sides of the camera. As she poses, she knows what the photographer sees because she is often the photographer.
She is a true collaborator in the best sense of the word. When she poses with other models, she makes room for them to shine. Her attention is on the quality and artistic results of finished works, rather than on herself.
Astrid writes about how her weight has fluctuated over the years because of a health issue she is still working through. What she says about it is disarming:
"I have come to embrace it as getting to model more looks and work on different shapes, angles, and poses. It has helped keep my portfolio always growing with diversity."
Most of us, on a hard day, do not extend ourselves that grace.
She is describing a relationship with herself that embodies the spirit of figurative fine art – the body (in whatever form it takes) is embraced as a truth worth honoring rather than a flaw to be corrected.
Thank you, Astrid, for the breadth and generosity of what you share with the Model Society Community.
Who inspires you? If there's a member portfolio you'd like to nominate for a future feature, let us know.
Enjoy!
Samantha
Model Society, Curation Director
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