Meet Julian, he is born through a portrait study of one individual's rebirth and, hence, understanding of their body and spirit. Artist Alejandro Maestre chose his good friend Julian in order to depict this emancipation through self-discovery. Julian himself is a talented soul, among his occupations he bears those of a film director, sculptor, painter photographer and artist...
The study aims to depict a certain quiet, human struggling, one that is a journey through shaping one's self towards becoming a better person. The work absolutely took my breath away. I revel in the simplicity of the rhythm and composition of the collected works, from the brave, accepting hands, to the emotion in Julian's eyes, and the self-comforting in the last image's tender embrace. For me it provokes both a beauty as well as a touch of humbled sadness, one that sees the subject alone on this journey of self-discovery, all while being somewhat brutally exposed as he accepts his own soul, being & existence...
I just wonder what the experience would be like if we looked at the collection backwards? Would it be the going-into-hiding of Julian, the shame of one's life lived with error and regret? Interesting to ponder on...
Source - ignant
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