Recently, I was contacted by a reader who asked me more about an article he read over a year ago on this blog about the Apollonian. He mentioned that he was at point of his life that he wanted change and that he remembered reading it and it sparked his interest. Firstly I felt great that I was able to inspire someone through my words and, secondly, very amazed that people can remember what I write about over a year ago!
He wanted to know more about my take on the Apollonian so I felt inspired to write more on the subject today. The Apollonian lifestyle for me melds with the Buddhist philosophies, but more importantly for me to live by these principles, is the notion that I am living as a type of artist about anything else.
As an artist you understand form, shape, lines, light & shade, color. As a model, the body is a canvas to construct art. Art doesn't become a masterpiece without practice, practice, practice... and a lot of discipline. Like washing the brushes and storing them in the brush kit. The body needs to be fine tuned and well maintained, with good nutrition, exercise and cleansing routine. I spoke about this when I was talking about treating yourself as a product for modelling. I'm expanding on this point about modelling as art and talking about a model as an artist.
The photo frame is the canvas, the model is the subject, the setting is the palette and the photographer acts as the artist/viewer who represents what everyone will see when the see the final product of the picture. The model, too is an artist, like a dancer or an actor, evoking an emotion, telling a story, setting a scene. These are all elements that make the Apollonian an artist as well.
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