Via Robert Sturman

on Oct 25, 2011

The Secret Ingredient Between the Artist & the Muse. Robert Sturman Photography

• TEXT BY MEGAN MARIE ~ The Yogini In This Series
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• We headed into the North country in search of richness, ripeness, abundance. We wanted the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.  We wanted blazing color.  We wanted to go deep. We swerved around a sharp corner, and nearly missed it. A farm. Living trees swaying in colors of crimson, persimmons and amber. A fallen yet sturdy dock in a mossy pond. A heavy sky, and soft gentle rain.
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•  We knocked on the door, and the farmer gave us free reign of the place. And that is when I felt it. I felt autumn breathing through me, in the colors, in the wind, in the earth, and in the rain. 
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• The model has to “feel” something. She has to express through asana the relationship with herself, the artist, and the environment. It can be a dance or a dialogue, but the feeling has to be there in order for it to become poetry.
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• What I learned is the Model herself has to become an Artist. 
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• Megan Marie
• (The Model, The Muse, and The Artist in “Autumn Grace.”)

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“Fiery colors begin their yearly conquest of the hills.

Propelled by the autumn winds.

Fall is the artist.”

Takayuki Ikkaku

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A dedicated yoga practitioner himself, Sturman's work has increasingly focused on capturing the timeless grace and embodied mindfulness of asana. His portraits, whether set in the lively streets of Manhattan, the expansiveness of Malibu's beaches and canyons, the timeless elegance of Walden's New England, or the bleakness of San Quentin Prison, remind us that there is beauty everywhere. In Sturman's own words "I often think of Rumi: 'I can't stop pointing to the beauty.' That feels right to me." ...... Excerpt from Dearbhla Kelly's article: Intoxicated With Beauty—Portrait of an Artist's Soul. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— Credentials: Official Artist 47th Annual GRAMMY AWARDS, 2010 FIFA World Cup Artist Representing America, Official Artist 2007 United States Olympics. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— To learn more about Robert Sturman: www.RobertSturmanStudio.com.