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“Mine is the Art of un-nude photography” according to Vancouver based photographer, Nausher. Here is a place where the unclothed figure is dressed in chiaroscuro, and through Nausher’s eye, the camera can paint its black and white strokes on a living canvas. From initial concept, and throughout execution and production, his interpretation of the model’s frame is foremost to achieve his final goal. The images he creates are precise in their sharp tonal contrast revealing a world where whites appear illuminated from within, and inky blacks are eternal. The final result is a figure that is as much alive and revealed in darkness, as in light that reflects off of it.
The shapes he captures are at times ambiguous, coinciding with his belief, "I feel at home with mystery, and we discover life in the questions we ask, rather than the answers we find. The trick, at times, is in finding the right questions.”
Nausher draws inspiration from vast and heavy artistic and cultural traditions. Exposed through his use of theatrical lighting, we sense the drama of Caravaggio, the strength projected from Greco Roman sculpture, and a haunting uncertainty of Goya. And like the great tradition of rendering the nude in Art, Nausher bestows upon the viewer the wonder, potency and beauty of the human form in a world of the ubiquitous and sexualized.
Residing on Canada’s vibrant West Coast, Nausher has been featured on The Canadian Broadcast Company television, and listed by Michelle Olley. More of Nausher’s work is available to view online at www.nausher.com. {{Doris Canfield Bottoni
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