Calling on the impressive history of the reclining nude, Odalisque updates that tradition with refined allure. Celebrating the seductive stretch of the figure, Odalisque exudes a tantalizing quality that emphasizes the sculptural splendidness of her form. Like an ancient Greek nymph or Ingres' famed predecessor, Odalisque owes her beauty to nature and to art. Through this exceptional example of nude photography, the artist translates the nude into a work of art. About the Artist Roger Michel Fichmann is an international acclaimed and award winning nude art photographer and digital artist from Switzerland. Inspired by cinematic masters like Alfred Hitchcock he loves to play with light and shadows creating specific looks in his art. Beside classic sculptural nude art he also created a unique photography composing technique which he calls NUDE POP ART combining nude art photography with elements of fashion photography and digitally altered backgrounds. more »