Sunday, April 7, 2013

Naked Silhouette Alphabet by Anastasia Mastrakouli

Anastasia Mastrakouli is taking the phrase "body text" literally.

The young Greek student artist from the Ionian University, Corfu, Greece, crafted a typography series as graceful as it is sensual, dubbed "Naked Silhouette Alphabet."
Each letter is carefully formed from her own body pressed up against a steamy plate of glass, with a voyeuristic appeal somewhere between Francesca Woodman's photographs and the shower scene from "Psycho." We haven't seen such a NSFW take since Alex Merto's "Effing Typeface."
Through the art of photography Greek artist Anastasia Mastrakouli creates unique typography by incorporating the bare human figure. These naked silhouettes form gestures to create each letter of the alphabet as they interact and press against the pane of wet glass. The identities of the figures are obscured by the surrounding water and panel adding symmetry to the overall appearance of the letters. Mastrakouli’s work exposes the connection between typography, art, and the human figure in a new and unique way.
You can find the complete "Naked Alphabet" in Detail, DesignBoom, Juxtapose and her personal website Anastasia Mastakouli.