This model was notably relaxed when she posed. I found this intriguing because it heightens the intrinsic irony of extreme surrealism. Another aspect of this scene which is very satisfying is the fact that the art is stitched together too, but the furniture is not. This implies that the stress applies only to the artistic elements of the scene. About the Artist Hirsh is a practicing biophysicist, but he has also developed as a mathematical artist. He has developed a unique scheme for mathematical manipulation of color and space using software he writes himself exclusively. It has been fully operational for several years, allowing him to create a wide array of representational, impressionist, surreal and abstract images by manipulating digital images, initially always photographs, purely through the use of mathematics. One of the specialties that has emerged from his artistic odyssey is surreal exploration of the nude female form. more »