Artists
SPENCER TUNICK
Spencer Tunick has uses naked bodies as raw material to intervene in chosen sites, this homogenised mass nudity transforms and revitalises already striking buildings, urban environments and natural landscapes. While Smithson spiralled land, Tunick covers roads, plazas and bridges with the naked bodies of his volunteers. Each individual becomes a tiny piece of texture 'a blade of grass' in Tunick's overall composition.
Tunick is intrigued by the idea of private faces in public places and each installation erodes traditionally held views on nudity and privacy. Nothing could be less of an aphrodisiac than the congregation of different shapes and sizes. The collective disrobing becomes a leveller, where individuality becomes blurred and irrelevant.
Tunick was born in Middletown, New York in 1967. He now lives and works in Brooklyn. Spencer Tunick has exhibited widely all over the world. His installations have taken place all over Europe, North and South America and Australia.
Tunick is intrigued by the idea of private faces in public places and each installation erodes traditionally held views on nudity and privacy. Nothing could be less of an aphrodisiac than the congregation of different shapes and sizes. The collective disrobing becomes a leveller, where individuality becomes blurred and irrelevant.
Tunick was born in Middletown, New York in 1967. He now lives and works in Brooklyn. Spencer Tunick has exhibited widely all over the world. His installations have taken place all over Europe, North and South America and Australia.