BSA Symposium - Revaluing the Life Model - 7 May

Need to know how to get to the University of Kent? Have a look at our ‘Getting Here’ page on the symposium website. #aestheticsresearchcentre #universityofkent #britishsocietyofaesthetics #philosophicalaesthetics #visualculture #lifemodelsymposium

Panellist Professor Jean Wainwright (@jeanbwainwright) is Director of the School of Fine Art & Photography Research Centre at UCA. The Musings on Models panel closes our programme. Registration details in bio. Credit: Jenny Saville, Fulcrum. @BritAesthetics #lifemodelsymposium

Isabelle Mège wonderfully illustrates the intriguing complexities that come from life modelling. Read more about her archive here: ow.ly/xeMG50ILbXu Credit: Joel-Peter Witkin, Nègre’s Fetishist. @Kent_Aesthetics @BritAesthetics @ArtsHumsUniKent #lifemodelsymposium

Panellist Anne Noble-Partridge is co-founder & Director of @LondonDrawing, incorporating painting, drawing, photography, & video into her practice. Registration details in bio. Credit: Henri Matisse, Carmelina. @Kent_Aesthetics @BritAesthetics #lifemodelsymposium

Panellist JJ Delvine's (@JJDelvine) work encompasses painting, curating, & sound art. His portraits have been selected for the BP Portrait Award. Registration info in bio. Credit: JJ (Jeremy) Delvine, The Oolographer (in his study). #BPPortrait #lifemodelsymposium

Together the Musings on Models panel discussion will consider collaboration between artists & life models across mediums and art practices. Registration details in bio. Credit: André Kertész, Distortion #91(cropped version). @Kent_Aesthetics @BritAesthetics @ArtsHumsUniKent

Dr Aurélie Debaene’s thesis ‘The Aesthetics of Posing’ inspired the Revaluing the Life Model Symposium. @DebaeneAurelie will host bringing insight from her work & research to the day’s events. Registration info in bio. Credit: Lucian Freud, Flora with Blue Toenails.

Our symposium line-up will focus on the contribution the life model brings to the creative process. Check out our programme and website to learn more! Credit: Brassaï, Matisse and Model. @Kent_Aesthetics @BritAesthetics @ArtsHumsUniKent #lifemodelsymposium

Thank you, AJ! 🤩 Don't sleep on this, folks!

Dr Anna Pakes’s keynote speech ‘Models, performers, (co-) authors? Authorship and collaboration in the making of images’ will open the symposium. Registration info in bio. Credit: Rosalie Watkins, Motion Study. @Kent_Aesthetics @BritAesthetics @ArtsHumsUniKent #lifemodel