Straker’s photographic composition is incredibly rich. The central element, almost always a model of breathtaking plasticity, is challenged by a myriad of shapes, symbols, chiaroscuro fabrics that form the backdrop but also project shadow designs on the naked body. The body, always the body with its opulent nudity emerges victorious from this game of aesthetic fencing.

For your research, here’s today’s list: Young Contemporary Artists!
FEMKE HIEMSTRA
CAMILLE ROSE GARCIA
JOHN JOHN JESSE
MISS VAN
MARK RYDEN
FRED STONEHOUSE
BRENDAN DANIELSSON
MARTIN WITTFOOTH
POOCH
PAUL CHATEM
TIM BISKUP
RYAN HESHKA
ANNE FAITH NICHOLLS
JEFF SOTO
ELIZABETH McGRATH
MIA MÃKILA
AYA KATO
CHET ZAR
DAN QUINTANA
SCOTT RADKE
RAY CAESAR
DAVID STOUPAKIS
DAVID KASSAN
CHRISTOPH SCHMIDBERGER
MIGUEL CALDERÓN
CASEY McKEE
SEBASTIAN SCHRADER
RON ENGLISH
CHRIGEL FARNER
JOHN CURRIN
BENJAMIN GÜDEL
KOZUNDAN
VANIA
DANIELLE DE PICCIOTTO
ALA EBTEKAR
MEL KADEK
GISELA INSUASTE
NIGEL PEAKE
BLAISE DRUMMOND
CODY HUDSON
JASON McLEAN
SCOTT RENCH
CHRIS UPHUES
JOHN CASEY
BRENDAN MONROE
MOKI
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MICHAEL SLACK
MATEO
JOHAN POTMA
MICHAEL SIEBEN
CAILAN BURNS
GARY BASEMAN
YOSHIMOTO NARA
ALEXONE
MICHAEL GENOVESE
SWOON
OS GEMEOS
DAVID ELLIS
FAILE
STEPHAN DOITSCHINOFF
DAVID KINSEY
RICH JACOBS
REX RAY
DZINE
PHILIP METTEN
CHARLES GLAUBITZ
JEREMY PRUITT
COLIN JOHNSON
ROSEMARIE FIORE
MAYA HAYUK
ROSTARR
JOSÉ PARLÁ
MARK BRADFORD
DANIEL RICHTER
THE CLAYTON BROTHERS
DANIELE BUETTI
LEOPOLD RABUS
MARTIN EDER
HEIKO MÜLLER
ANTHONY PONTIUS
HENNING KLES
TILO BAUMGÄRTEL
MATTHIAS WEISCHER
MARKUS MUNTEAN
ADI ROSENBLUM
MAIKE ABETZ
OLIVER DRESCHER
RAYMOND PETTIBON
JOE COLEMAN
CHRISTOPH RUCKHÄBERLE
GRANT BARNHART
JOHANNES TIEPELMANN
SUSANNE KÜHN
DAVID SCHNELL
ROBERT HARDGRAVE
AARON NATHER