ACT PHOTOGRAPHY IN SLOVENIA.EXAMPLE MAJA ŠIVEC

V diplomskem delu raziskujemo pomen sodobne akt fotografije na Slovenskem na primeru opusa Maje Šivec kot prodorne inovativne mlade umetnice na področju akt fotografije. Je ena izmed redkih razstavljavcev, ki telo prikazuje zelo neposredno, brez nepotrebnega zakrivanja oz. sramu. Telo predstavlja fizično tvorbo, ki je sama po sebi erotična. Izziva nas, da se sprijaznimo z lastno fizično podobo brez sprenevedanja ter zanikanja. V svojem kratkem, a uspešnem, obdobju ustvarjanja je že prodrla v tuje galerije, s čimer umetnica veliko obeta, hkrati pa ostaja zvesta domači sceni. Razstavljala je že v mednarodnih salonih, najuspešneje na Japonskem, kjer je s fotografijo YingYang leta 2004 prejela nagrado. Aktivna je tudi kot kulturnik, saj organizira številne razstave ter sodeluje pri mnogih projektih (Mednarodni mariborski salon fotografije, sodelavka Fotokluba Maribor itd.). S tako pestrimi referencami spada med obetavne umetnike, ki bodo krojili prihodnost fotografske umetniške scene v Sloveniji.In the diploma thesis we are discussing the meaning of modern nudes in Slovenian photography, based upon Maja Šivec\u27s opus as an inovative young artist in the field of nudes photography. She is amongst the rare exhibitionists which portray the human body upfront, without the meaningless cover ups or shame. The body is represented as a physical construct which is erotic on it\u27s own. She is challenging us to accept our own physical form without denial or hypocrisy. In her short but successful procreation period she managed to engage her work in galleries abroad, which makes the artist a promising individual, while simultaneously staying true to her home scene. She already exhibited her work abroad, most successfully in Japan, with her photo »YingYang«, getting one of the awards in 2004. She is also active as a cultural figure, organising various exhibitions and collaborating in various projects (International Photo Salon Maribor, co-worker of Fotoklub Maribor etc.). Such vast references place her amongst the promising artists, which will form the future photography art scene in Slovenia