‘Shibari’ drawings: the modern performative body

Alongside the East London Stripper Collective and English National Ballet dancers in warm-up, I’ve been making further investigations into drawing dynamic figures from life that challenge traditional notions of ‘Life Drawing’. I’ve recently discovered the Japanese art of ‘Shibari’ elaborate rope tying…intense performances, both physically and psychologically and a complex drawing experience, on many levels.

See a few examples here, which I’m developing into large scale drawings of the suspended body…