I have been searching for the right models to act as the companions of the maiden in the Temperance painting. This has been harder than I thought, because although I want to show greed, it’s not easy to explain to a model who isn’t getting paid for their services that you want pictures of them stuffing their face with food, or gloating over money. So I’ve been shooting candid pictures with a zoom lens in the food court of the mall, then altering the features a little. Here’s the first of the figures at the feet of Temperance.
About pearce
Michael Pearce is an artist, writer, and professor of art.
He is the author of "Art in the Age of Emergence."
