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To some, my work appears simple. It’s about sex. On a superficial level, this may be true. Whether my work inspires deeper contemplation is dependent upon the viewer. My interest in portraying sex is more about the feelings that linger after people have shared an intimate moment together rather than the act itself. We all have a basic need to be loved and accepted. Only then can we transcend the mundane aspects that define much of our waking lives. |
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Tracy Nakayama
To some, my work appears simple. It’s about sex. On a superficial level, this may be true. Whether my work inspires deeper contemplation is dependent upon the viewer. My interest in portraying sex is more about the feelings that linger after people have shared an intimate moment together rather than the act itself. We all have a basic need to be loved and accepted. Only then can we transcend the mundane aspects that define much of our waking lives. If we open ourselves to possibilities, then we can overcome our own doubts. To say that I believe in or promote “free love” isn’t true. Though I often depict individuals that have all the visual signifiers of being “hippies,” to me they represent an idealized moment that couldn’t be sustained. They appear natural and uninhibited, practicing a lifestyle that challenged what society deemed acceptable. In the end, their belief in “freedom” became their undoing, which adds an element of melancholy. They failed, but we all fail. Without failure, what can be considered success? It’s about a moment in time. My works are invitations to escape into that moment in time, which is all any of us really have. Now. And now. And now.
