Abstract Form
The body abstracted to the point where it becomes pure form, line, and texture — recognizable as human but not literal.
Historical Context
The tradition of abstracting the body in photography runs from Edward Weston's peppers-as-bodies to contemporary photographers who use extreme cropping, focus, and angle to reduce the figure to formal elements.
Defining Characteristics
- Extreme cropping
- Form over identity
- Texture as primary subject
- Non-literal representation
- Body as landscape
Reference Artists
- Edward Weston
- Aaron Siskind
- Harry Callahan
- Minor White
Works in this style
