Curatorial Statement
“She Will Be Your Desire” is a recollection of the artist Laurent Marcel Salinas’ early work from 1948 - 1950 depicting the beauty of femininity. The study of the body has been a timeless classic where millions of artists throughout their lifetime still revisit today, not only as a practice but to perfect the feminine form. It is a source of inspiration that we all allure, the lust within each brushstroke creating the gentlest curve. Some artists portray the body as beautiful and artistic, while others try to bring out a different picture of just a naked body attaching it to a deeper meaning. Artists also craft nude paintings to express emotions and feelings that viewers can connect with viewing the nakedness differently.
Salinas prolific output as a painter falls mostly into three categories: landscapes, nudes, and still-life. While he toyed at various times with different stylistic paradigms, including those of cubism and fauvism, ultimately Salinas’ commitment was to the poetry of light, color, and form as they were brought to bear on the representation of people, places, and objects. Salinas has explored this cubistic technic with oil painting of nudes, rendering in a fragmented manner with accents of vivid colors.Representing the human body has been one of the major themes throughout art history since prehistoric times. In fact, among the paintings that have marked history, many are nude paintings of bodies, more specifically naked woman.
Curated by G. Natasha Ramirez
