Russian Photographer Captures The Beauty Of Women’s Bodies With B&W ‘Bodyscapes’
Russian photographer Anton Belovodchenko creates natural forms from nude female figures. Artfully shot, the suggestive photos look like sculptures of dancers or yogis, contorted in way that sometimes masks the human form.
A bodyscape, traditionally, is an artistic style where closeup photographs of the human form convey the impression of landscape. While Belovodchenko does have some experience photographing nature, this series reminds us more of Yakovlev’s work.
What do you think of the series? Are these bodyscapes, or something else altogether?
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Share on FacebookWhen you're slender and stretched, the bones show. Doesn't necessarily indicate concentration camp skinniness. Beyond that, most of these are very muscular women. I think they're beautiful. Do they represent the Only beauty? Of course not, no one ever said so. Haunting, strong, stark, memorable. Kudos to the artist.
So, do you want him to photograph fat women? These models are beautiful and extremely healthy, I really don't see your problem. Also, the spine bones are showing just because of the streching.
Load More Replies...I think it's a beautiful idea...I wish there was more body shape and shade variation. He's Russian and likely was photographing Russian women...and that's why most of them are thinner and lighter skin tone. Russian women tend to naturally be on the very thin and petite side, which is also beautiful... but I would love to see him photographing and representing women of the world of all shapes and shades...I think it would have more impact that way. Beautiful photography though, regardless. Perhaps he'll expand his work in the future.
I don't think that every artwork needs to represent every person and every shape. Political correctness has gone too far in that there now seems to be an expectation if someone represents someone as thin / white / blonde they now need to show fat / asian / black / brunette . His work is beautiful. The fact it is only one shape is a part of his art. No one asks for the Mona Lisa to be painted 10 times to represent every woman. Enjoy it in its simplicity.
Load More Replies...Come on people... This is not about body acceptance, is not even intended to be about the body itself. It is about the lines and shapes. Art is art, it can be whatever it wants to be. If you want to judge, go and do it in fashion magazines, where they are in fact trying to sell us a especific type of body. Not the case here.
Unbelievable beauty of a women displayed without a pornographic thought. Mesmerising.
Imho, I'm going to guess that the creator of these images was going for artistic expression in the shapes, tones, light and shadows. I think I see the "women's body" as completely backseat to the creative process.mthe woman's body just happens to hold such lovely curves and artistic lines, that to me it's a genious piece of art.
Each one just got more and more interesting... woman's body is beautiful, or it was designed to be!
Amazing that such perfect bodies have such taken for granted curves....beautiful.
Technically very well executed. The article mentioned "suggestive," suggestive of what, certainly not sex. These nudes turn the womens' bodies into still life studies, ultra careful not to expose them as sexual beings. Your choice if that's a virtue or a pretence.
Beautiful poses, photography, and shapes! The model with the honest muscles is incredibly sharp!
If the aim was to show the beauty of a woman's body, then different body types and skin colours, hair textures...should have bean included.
I think that the poses are quite stunning. Black and white sax the pictures apart from others. I like the format and the form. I believe that make up was also used to highlight the bones and the muscle tone. Definitely an interesting collection.
Darn. I of course meant sets the pictures apart. Ooppss
Load More Replies...stop thic fckn political correctness bs - these pictures are just amazing and perfectly timed! Enjoy art, stop yourself of trying to fit everything into this egalite nonsense!
What you people are looking here, is a series of pictures of a specific story. This has nothing to do with who is NOT seen in these images. What is all that c**p about loving to see images of fat women or that he is russian and russian girls are thiner.... Russia has also big people. Please, people, don't be silly. Just enjoy life.
Incredible! I love B&W nudes. I dabble in window light nudes, but the dynamics and tone of these just blow me away.
Good photos but some of the models look too thin, which isn't nice to see, imo.
Excellent and definitely not "PORNOGRAPHY". "A woman of perfect proportions is a joy forever in depicting ideal woman's beauty "
These models are dancer! that is why they are so strong and soft, and not any woman can model like these women, they are great! and really fat or thin, or whatever shape, the important part of this work is that there is a connection bet photographer and dancer/model. It take one to know one, that is me...I have done this work for years....without being a dancer, no way this beauty would be what it IS
Impressive abstract photos. But dteadful portraits - the human body at its ugliest. Which is not difficult - humans are physically gross.
I don't care what anyone else thinks, the bones don't look good, however it's art and it does make you feel something.
One of the picture i could could see the full skeleton . That was creepy .
There is perfection in his work. It needs nothing else, so it is perfect. If he had added anything else or had used any other type of woman, his work would not be perfect. I would definitely not want to see naked fat people no matter how tastefully it was done. FYI, I am a fat person.
its was amazing thinking by photographer....he showed tht in every photo is so clear without any nudity....bt one of urs pic i find 1 mistake regarding by nudity .... u see first tht one pic ....n think...
Am I abnormal to feel like a rhino? Very horny just looking at some of these...
amazing. . .strength and beauty. at first, i was appalled by the spinal-definition, and ribs. .. then I saw the muscles on these women. . . more 'dancer" physique, rather than volleyball or soccer. .. beautiful.
Always idiots with criticism. It's ip to the artist what body type they use. Discrimination should never come in to it. The artists choice.
Beautiful work. The black and white brings detail to every party of the body. Many have posted they wish he would have shot different body types, ethnicities, etc. Maybe for another photo essay. These were shot of women who are dancers, involved in yogi, etc. Fabulous job.
Stunning photos...the black and white brings attention to every detail. I see many saying they wish he would have used different body types, different ethnicities. That's for another photo essay. This dealt with the bodies of dancers, etc. Beautiful work.
There's a reference to Yakovlev's dance photography. I think Yakovlev's work is more accomplished, more interesting than this photographer. Yakovlev makes a better usage of composition, light and shadows, as well as capturing the movements of the dancers beautifully, he also uses props such as the flour to enhance the photographs as well. This photographer obviously knows how to take pictures, but I find his work to be quite boring, formulaic & basic. It's just clean sharp shots of women posing with boring, cold, & flat backgrounds/backdrops. Yaaawwwnnn.......
Internet was way better before they invented comments sections. Too easy for dumb people to share their opinions now.
beautiful photography...but if you want to represent the beauty of the female body, you should have many shapes and types of bodies. This is the beauty of one woman's body and that's it. Good work though. B&W always helps
There is an undeniable extreme symmetry as well as supple athleticism. While it shows various ways a body can be posed, I personally didn't think the photos were "beautiful". Certainly startling, though.
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape.
Load More Replies...Breathtaking. I don't care what color her skin is or her body type. This particular series is stunning.
I love the photography, the composition and the content. Do I think the photographer's idea of beauty is my own, NO. I personally do not find a woman's visible backbone or ribs or any other bone beautiful or sexy. I would like to see photo's of women that are no that thin so that the beauty of ALL women can be represented.
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. Since russia doesn't have fields of jello that may explain why you feel alienated.
Load More Replies...Tastefully done. Too bad there has to be body censorship. But Boobs sometimes feel out of place on a hard body.
I like a lot of poses. Total new perspective. But I dont like to count all the ribs. But the women are beautiful!
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. Since russia doesn't have fields of jello that may explain why you feel alienated.
Load More Replies...Oh, my! Why such thin models? At least these ladies have a bit of muscle as opposed to fashion models. Seeing every facet of a person's vertebrate is not appealing to me.
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. Since russia doesn't have fields of jello that may explain why you feel alienated.
Load More Replies...The skeleton is interesting from a light and shadow perspective. But how can one ever hope to show the beauty of the human female with such a restrictive use of body type?
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. Since russia doesn't have fields of jello that may explain why you feel alienated.
Load More Replies...This is interesting and sort of breathtaking. It's beautiful, yet I am put off by the jutting vertebrae and extremely visible rib cages. It suggests malnourishment, even if that is not the case, and (in my personal opinion) detracts from the otherwise lovely photography.
These are awesome pictures....love the black and white...but...isn't there always a but....I am a thin person..not skinny but thin.....some of these woman looked starved...Not a good message to young girls out there...your back bone and vertebrate's should not be showing so sharply. otherwise lovely work of the human form.
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. When contorted in extreme positions, an athletic persons' spine can show like that.
Load More Replies...Beautiful photographs, though I agree with most of the comments about 'different body types'. These pictures were made under controlled studio conditions and with, most likely, professional models. Nothing innovative there. Hard to be 'ugly'. I'd like to see and dare Anton to pick 'common' women and portrait their beauty, inner beauty that wants to break out . . .
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. Since russia doesn't have fields of jello that may explain why you feel alienated.
Load More Replies...I'd say this is ok. The women are all the same type either thin or fit. How about the 95% of the other type of female bodies that are not fit or slim. I think this is a very biased vision of a female body. I do not identify with it.
Photos are beautiful, but I feel these women are too thin. I don't think that should be promoted.
Not being fat is called "athletic" nowadays. How sad.
Load More Replies...I cannot see ANYTHING that could be construed as pornographic, unless you think skin, bones and muscle are "dirty"
Load More Replies...Because the photographer is trying to show women's beauty...
Load More Replies...When you're slender and stretched, the bones show. Doesn't necessarily indicate concentration camp skinniness. Beyond that, most of these are very muscular women. I think they're beautiful. Do they represent the Only beauty? Of course not, no one ever said so. Haunting, strong, stark, memorable. Kudos to the artist.
So, do you want him to photograph fat women? These models are beautiful and extremely healthy, I really don't see your problem. Also, the spine bones are showing just because of the streching.
Load More Replies...I think it's a beautiful idea...I wish there was more body shape and shade variation. He's Russian and likely was photographing Russian women...and that's why most of them are thinner and lighter skin tone. Russian women tend to naturally be on the very thin and petite side, which is also beautiful... but I would love to see him photographing and representing women of the world of all shapes and shades...I think it would have more impact that way. Beautiful photography though, regardless. Perhaps he'll expand his work in the future.
I don't think that every artwork needs to represent every person and every shape. Political correctness has gone too far in that there now seems to be an expectation if someone represents someone as thin / white / blonde they now need to show fat / asian / black / brunette . His work is beautiful. The fact it is only one shape is a part of his art. No one asks for the Mona Lisa to be painted 10 times to represent every woman. Enjoy it in its simplicity.
Load More Replies...Come on people... This is not about body acceptance, is not even intended to be about the body itself. It is about the lines and shapes. Art is art, it can be whatever it wants to be. If you want to judge, go and do it in fashion magazines, where they are in fact trying to sell us a especific type of body. Not the case here.
Unbelievable beauty of a women displayed without a pornographic thought. Mesmerising.
Imho, I'm going to guess that the creator of these images was going for artistic expression in the shapes, tones, light and shadows. I think I see the "women's body" as completely backseat to the creative process.mthe woman's body just happens to hold such lovely curves and artistic lines, that to me it's a genious piece of art.
Each one just got more and more interesting... woman's body is beautiful, or it was designed to be!
Amazing that such perfect bodies have such taken for granted curves....beautiful.
Technically very well executed. The article mentioned "suggestive," suggestive of what, certainly not sex. These nudes turn the womens' bodies into still life studies, ultra careful not to expose them as sexual beings. Your choice if that's a virtue or a pretence.
Beautiful poses, photography, and shapes! The model with the honest muscles is incredibly sharp!
If the aim was to show the beauty of a woman's body, then different body types and skin colours, hair textures...should have bean included.
I think that the poses are quite stunning. Black and white sax the pictures apart from others. I like the format and the form. I believe that make up was also used to highlight the bones and the muscle tone. Definitely an interesting collection.
Darn. I of course meant sets the pictures apart. Ooppss
Load More Replies...stop thic fckn political correctness bs - these pictures are just amazing and perfectly timed! Enjoy art, stop yourself of trying to fit everything into this egalite nonsense!
What you people are looking here, is a series of pictures of a specific story. This has nothing to do with who is NOT seen in these images. What is all that c**p about loving to see images of fat women or that he is russian and russian girls are thiner.... Russia has also big people. Please, people, don't be silly. Just enjoy life.
Incredible! I love B&W nudes. I dabble in window light nudes, but the dynamics and tone of these just blow me away.
Good photos but some of the models look too thin, which isn't nice to see, imo.
Excellent and definitely not "PORNOGRAPHY". "A woman of perfect proportions is a joy forever in depicting ideal woman's beauty "
These models are dancer! that is why they are so strong and soft, and not any woman can model like these women, they are great! and really fat or thin, or whatever shape, the important part of this work is that there is a connection bet photographer and dancer/model. It take one to know one, that is me...I have done this work for years....without being a dancer, no way this beauty would be what it IS
Impressive abstract photos. But dteadful portraits - the human body at its ugliest. Which is not difficult - humans are physically gross.
I don't care what anyone else thinks, the bones don't look good, however it's art and it does make you feel something.
One of the picture i could could see the full skeleton . That was creepy .
There is perfection in his work. It needs nothing else, so it is perfect. If he had added anything else or had used any other type of woman, his work would not be perfect. I would definitely not want to see naked fat people no matter how tastefully it was done. FYI, I am a fat person.
its was amazing thinking by photographer....he showed tht in every photo is so clear without any nudity....bt one of urs pic i find 1 mistake regarding by nudity .... u see first tht one pic ....n think...
Am I abnormal to feel like a rhino? Very horny just looking at some of these...
amazing. . .strength and beauty. at first, i was appalled by the spinal-definition, and ribs. .. then I saw the muscles on these women. . . more 'dancer" physique, rather than volleyball or soccer. .. beautiful.
Always idiots with criticism. It's ip to the artist what body type they use. Discrimination should never come in to it. The artists choice.
Beautiful work. The black and white brings detail to every party of the body. Many have posted they wish he would have shot different body types, ethnicities, etc. Maybe for another photo essay. These were shot of women who are dancers, involved in yogi, etc. Fabulous job.
Stunning photos...the black and white brings attention to every detail. I see many saying they wish he would have used different body types, different ethnicities. That's for another photo essay. This dealt with the bodies of dancers, etc. Beautiful work.
There's a reference to Yakovlev's dance photography. I think Yakovlev's work is more accomplished, more interesting than this photographer. Yakovlev makes a better usage of composition, light and shadows, as well as capturing the movements of the dancers beautifully, he also uses props such as the flour to enhance the photographs as well. This photographer obviously knows how to take pictures, but I find his work to be quite boring, formulaic & basic. It's just clean sharp shots of women posing with boring, cold, & flat backgrounds/backdrops. Yaaawwwnnn.......
Internet was way better before they invented comments sections. Too easy for dumb people to share their opinions now.
beautiful photography...but if you want to represent the beauty of the female body, you should have many shapes and types of bodies. This is the beauty of one woman's body and that's it. Good work though. B&W always helps
There is an undeniable extreme symmetry as well as supple athleticism. While it shows various ways a body can be posed, I personally didn't think the photos were "beautiful". Certainly startling, though.
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape.
Load More Replies...Breathtaking. I don't care what color her skin is or her body type. This particular series is stunning.
I love the photography, the composition and the content. Do I think the photographer's idea of beauty is my own, NO. I personally do not find a woman's visible backbone or ribs or any other bone beautiful or sexy. I would like to see photo's of women that are no that thin so that the beauty of ALL women can be represented.
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. Since russia doesn't have fields of jello that may explain why you feel alienated.
Load More Replies...Tastefully done. Too bad there has to be body censorship. But Boobs sometimes feel out of place on a hard body.
I like a lot of poses. Total new perspective. But I dont like to count all the ribs. But the women are beautiful!
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. Since russia doesn't have fields of jello that may explain why you feel alienated.
Load More Replies...Oh, my! Why such thin models? At least these ladies have a bit of muscle as opposed to fashion models. Seeing every facet of a person's vertebrate is not appealing to me.
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. Since russia doesn't have fields of jello that may explain why you feel alienated.
Load More Replies...The skeleton is interesting from a light and shadow perspective. But how can one ever hope to show the beauty of the human female with such a restrictive use of body type?
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. Since russia doesn't have fields of jello that may explain why you feel alienated.
Load More Replies...This is interesting and sort of breathtaking. It's beautiful, yet I am put off by the jutting vertebrae and extremely visible rib cages. It suggests malnourishment, even if that is not the case, and (in my personal opinion) detracts from the otherwise lovely photography.
These are awesome pictures....love the black and white...but...isn't there always a but....I am a thin person..not skinny but thin.....some of these woman looked starved...Not a good message to young girls out there...your back bone and vertebrate's should not be showing so sharply. otherwise lovely work of the human form.
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. When contorted in extreme positions, an athletic persons' spine can show like that.
Load More Replies...Beautiful photographs, though I agree with most of the comments about 'different body types'. These pictures were made under controlled studio conditions and with, most likely, professional models. Nothing innovative there. Hard to be 'ugly'. I'd like to see and dare Anton to pick 'common' women and portrait their beauty, inner beauty that wants to break out . . .
The aim was to use light, shadow, and flexible models to create the impressions of a landscape. Since russia doesn't have fields of jello that may explain why you feel alienated.
Load More Replies...I'd say this is ok. The women are all the same type either thin or fit. How about the 95% of the other type of female bodies that are not fit or slim. I think this is a very biased vision of a female body. I do not identify with it.
Photos are beautiful, but I feel these women are too thin. I don't think that should be promoted.
Not being fat is called "athletic" nowadays. How sad.
Load More Replies...I cannot see ANYTHING that could be construed as pornographic, unless you think skin, bones and muscle are "dirty"
Load More Replies...Because the photographer is trying to show women's beauty...
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