Bubble-gum Bouguereau: Sing Along (Priss & Esme) (Patreon)

Any of our reference photos can be combined and collaged together to make group compositions, so with these group photo-sets we wanted to create interactions where the models are clearly posing in reference to one another. These tight interactions echo the closed groupings of our titular Bouguereau, who often overlaps his figures to create contained compositions in the centre of the canvas. In this photoset Priss and Esme, both lead musicians in their own bands, pose in a dramatised bedroom sing-along, riffing off of the compositions of historical artists who have informed the photosets and contemporary artists who use similar devises, like the painter Pascal Möehlmann. 

Recommended listening: Body by Priss's band Tanzanite & Knives Esme as Sekinue

Art and Literature (1867) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau - notice the tight, central figure grouping that is often a feature of his group paintings. 

15:48 (2023) by Pascal Möhlmann

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About the models

• Esme (pronouns: they/them) is a musician & life model - you can follow them on Instagram HERE.
• Esme's life photo-set can be found HERE,  clothed set HERE, portrait set HERE,  tutu set HERE and you can spot Esme as a deer in the Drawing Circus HERE and as a mermaid HERE!

• You can follow Priss's poetry on Instagram HERE
• Take a look at Priss's Portrait, Life and Clothed photosets and her 'Summoning', 'Float', 'Hands' & 'Back to Front' photosets via the links - spot Priss as 'The Stars' at the Drawing Circus HERE
• Watch Priss' portrait replay HERE and life replay HERE

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About the photos

• This photoset was shot by Justyna Neryng - you can buy or commission photosets from her directly HERE
• You can follow Justyna on Instagram HERE
• For the full list of autumn 2023 release dates, have a look at our teaser photo-set HERE

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