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Twenty-First Century Nudes

By Allyson Anne Lamb in Galleries —

Vivid, fun, and surprising photographs where sex is mysterious and playful. Some images may not be safely viewed in an office environment.

Twenty-First Century Nudes

Interview by Rosecrans Baldwin

TMN: What is your least favorite part of the human body?

Allyson Anne Lamb: I like them all, but I understand a distaste for toes. I like toes.

TMN: When does your work day begin?

Allyson Anne Lamb: After Polaroids. Continue reading ↓

All images copyright © the artist, all rights reserved.

From the series <i>Nudes</i> by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series Nudes by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series <i>Nudes</i> by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series Nudes by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series <i>Nudes</i> by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series Nudes by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series <i>Nudes</i> by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series Nudes by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series <i>Nudes</i> by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series Nudes by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series <i>Nudes</i> by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series Nudes by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series <i>Nudes</i> by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series Nudes by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series <i>Nudes</i> by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series Nudes by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series <i>Nudes</i> by Allyson Anne Lamb.
From the series Nudes by Allyson Anne Lamb.

Interview continued

TMN: What do you want from a finished picture?

Allyson Anne Lamb: To get what I aimed for.

TMN: Which is what?

Allyson Anne Lamb: I want it to match my fantasy. For example, with the cow project, I wanted them to look as if aliens landed in a field and no one was there but these cows. Like if a tree falls and no one is there to hear it, that kind of thing.

TMN: What is your favorite airport?

Allyson Anne Lamb: I couldn’t possibly have one.

TMN: Please try.

Allyson Anne Lamb: The Philadelphia Airport.

TMN: What’s your favorite camera at present?

Allyson Anne Lamb: The one I foolishly mailed to Nigeria.

TMN: Will you be getting it back?

Allyson Anne Lamb: I will not be getting it back. Oops.

TMN: Which do you value more, art as entertainment or art as penicillin?

Allyson Anne Lamb: I guess I’d say penicillin, but I’d rather say art as medicine.

TMN: Do you nap?

Allyson Anne Lamb: I hate naps.

TMN: Do certain colors guide you more than others?

Allyson Anne Lamb: Reds.

TMN: Nipples on men: decorative or necessary?

Allyson Anne Lamb: Necessary. Soon you can see some pictures of my favorite nipple.

TMN: How much do models influence a photograph?

Allyson Anne Lamb: Depends how flexible they are.

TMN: Oldest artist that inspires you?

Allyson Anne Lamb: Recently, Isidore Ducasse.

TMN: Youngest artist that inspires you?

Allyson Anne Lamb: Elektra KB, but she won’t tell me how old she is.

TMN: Do you listen to music while you work?

Allyson Anne Lamb: Yes and no.

TMN: Please elaborate.

Allyson Anne Lamb: Sometimes I listen to music, but often I prefer silence. Or Manu Chao.

TMN: When are you afraid?

Allyson Anne Lamb: Recently.

TMN: How much value do you put into dreams?

Allyson Anne Lamb: I always remember my dreams, and they haunt me, but I am not sure what to do with that.

TMN: Elaine de Kooning said, “Inspiration is indispensable to my work, but it is hard to come by.” Do you agree?

Allyson Anne Lamb: No. I am lucky to find it one after the other since I first found it.

TMN: Coffee or tea?

Allyson Anne Lamb: Both.