“Pose is something that I’m drawn to a lot. Poses are quite interesting because, when looking at a painting, there’s always a natural intuition for the viewer on how it would feel to do that movement or to assume that pose. When I design the work it’s always based on that feeling, rather than looking too much at poses as they are and being too literal.
Also, regarding poses, there is always a fine line between becoming too literal, too illustrative and pursuing that mission to find the beauty that distorts all that, or exaggerates it. If a painting becomes too one way, too ugly, it loses its friction, it needs to vibrate within that fine line and act within two realms.”
— George Rouy