About the Project
What does this project consist of?
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Celebrate your body and live the experience of being painted by an artist. Your body is art. It doesn't matter if you feel satisfied with your body, or if you have trouble accepting it, your body can express itself and inspire a piece of art.
This is a commissioned work. Trough photographs, you can become one of my muses and model for me. More than 200 women from all over the world have already participated in the project. The language of my art is artistic nude, but you don't necessarily have to be naked when posing for me (4 levels of nudity).
Give yourself this powerful experience of self-love and self-esteem, it is an experience for a lifetime. Our true beauty lives within us.
REAL BODIES MAKE AUTHENTIC ART
This is the procedure to participate.
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1. The original painting costs 160USD. To start your participation in the project, you must make a payment of 50% (80USD).
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2. You must send me at least 5 full-body photographs (4 levels of nudity)., trying to follow this instructions: (guide for making photographs)
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3. In a period of no more than two weeks, I will make your painting (size and materials of the painting), and when finished, I will send you a digital file of it by email.
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4. At this point you must make the second payment of 80USD.
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5. You will also have to pay the shipping cost: 14USD to USA and Canada, 19USD to Europe and 26USD for the rest of the world.
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6. At this moment, we will proceed to pack your painting with great care, in a custom-made, properly reinforced box (package content).
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7. Finally, the painting will be sent to the postal address that you provide me, and you will receive a tracking number. Shipments normally take 14 days to reach their destination.
Some Testimonials
Nude Painting
Nude painting is a fascinating art form that depicts the human body in its natural splendor.
Nude painting celebrates the natural beauty of the body while expressing feelings of vulnerability and strength.
I want to use nude painting to highlight the natural beauty of the body and invite the viewer to think beyond the physical, and explore the deeper layers of the human self.
For me, nude painting is a powerful way to explore physicality and identity.
Training
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2001 to 2011 workshops and courses at Studio 76, in Dordrecht, Netherlands.
2012 to 2014 different courses at Atelier Barteljee, Netherlands.
I had accumulated 14 years of artistic training, plus 8 more years of uninterrupted practice.
ANDREA EMDE
I was born in Berlin, Germany in 1972. In 1998 I moved to the Netherlands, where I studied with several teachers and independent workshops, I participated in several group exhibitions. In the last 5 years I had spent my time between Holland and Mexico. Here in Cuernavaca I have had several exhibitions, both collective and individual.
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My artistic concept
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With my art, I would like to reflect that everybody is unique and beautiful. My concept is influenced by the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-sabi, that celebrates the imperfections. Beauty is not perfect, it has character and irregularities: wrinkles, cracks, stains, gray spots etc. All characteristics that underline the uniqueness of each individual.
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We as women, can create a difference in the way we look at our bodies and allow us to stay away from the current beauty mania and see ourselves as wonderful creatures. Beauty is not measurable, it is a subjective impression. Accepting and loving yourself is an important part of plenitude.
EXHIBITIONS
1. Anzi Gallery, Individual Exhibition, Tepoztlán, Morelos. From November 20th, 2021, to February 15th, 2022.
2. Papillon Cultural Forum, Individual Exhibition. Cuernavaca, Mexico, from February 22 to March 20th, 2020.
3. Museum of Contemporary Indigenous Art, Collective Exhibition. Cuernavaca, Mexico, from May 2nd to 30th, 2019.
4. Museo Ambiental, Barranca de Chapultepec Urban State Park. Collective exhibition. Cuernavaca, Mexico, from November 1st to 11th, 2018.
5. Collective Pictura, Collective Exhibition, Dordrecht, Holland, from September 12th to 26th, 2017.
6. Barteljee Workshop, Collective Exhibition, Dordrecht, Holland, from March 5th to April 3th, 2015.
7. Studio 76 Workshop, Collective Exhibition, Dordrecht, Holland, from August 12th to September 10th, 2011.
8. Studio 76 Workshop, Collective Exhibition, Dordrecht, Holland, from October 2nd to 30th, 2009.
9. Studio 76 Workshop, Collective Exhibition, Dordrecht, Holland, from February 4th to March 1st, 2005.
10. Studio’76 Workshop, Collective Exhibition, Dordrecht, Holland, from May 16th to June 14th, 2004.