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This was followed by the ancient Greek s-curve and the contro posto poses each of these stances adds a sensuality and a movement to the body that the initial posture does not have. Starting with the ancient Etruscan kore statues and the statuary of ancient Egypt, there is a firm, stiff posture with the hips straight and parallel which establishes one’s presence, or gives one a dominating, determined, confident (if static) air. Nicole then discussed the hip line and its use throughout art history and across various cultures. This forced us to examine how we were standing and carrying ourselves, and enabled Nicole to introduce the major tenet of her talk, best summarized by a Nietzsche quote she shared with us: “There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.” Our bodies know as much about figurative art – and non-figurative art, we would learn – as our minds do. Oil painted on glass, Spiegel, blutrut is naturally reflective and for a talk that focused on posture, body language, and how we use both to communicate and relate not just with ourselves and each other, but with the art objects we encounter, the first “image” Nicole confronted us with was ourselves. But I was in a bit of a hurry because I didn’t want to miss the start of the talk so I didn’t have time to notice what Nicole pointed out: the piece’s reflective properties. I had noticed the piece during my quick walk-through prior to the talk and had admired it for the color and for the power of such a rich color on such a large, stark piece. It was an unexpected first piece to examine, and with it, Nicole masterfully set the tone for the entire talk.
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The first piece Nicole Archer led the group to in the GORGEOUS galleries for her talk, ‘Hips Don’t Lie’, was Gerhard Richter’s 1991 piece, Spiegel, blutrut (Blood Red Mirror). Hips Don’t Lie – GORGEOUS Idea Talk by Nicole Archer Brenna kindly agreed to write up her thoughts for Fashion Historia: The talk is part of programming support for the current exhibition, Gorgeous (on view through September 14).
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She recently visited the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco to hear “HIps Don’t Lie - GORGEOUS Idea Talk” by Nicole Archer, a fellow CSA member, as a part of a CSA Western Region meet-up. I’m happy to be able to share with you, this review by my good friend, and fellow CSA Western Region board member, Brenna Barks. Kimberly Chrisman Campbell, Guest Book Reviewer.