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In Andris Asphenieks's work, models are not presented as decoration or provocation. They are a structural element within the frame. Their limbs stretch like beams, spines arc like bridges, and torsos carry weight both literal and symbolic. There are two styles that Andris Asphenieks likes to dip their creativity in when it comes to erotic photography: black-and-white images and those that are filled with various colors.

In monochrome, models balance across industrial portholes and metal supports, and their bodies become an extension of the environment itself, full of tension, strain, and intention. Eroticism is born from effort and balance, and not ease. Muscles are defined by light hand shadow, and the viewer is actively made aware of the gravity, pressure, and vulnerability within those images.

On the other hand, there are images with color, ones that demand more attention. However, even if they are, they are not glamorous or provocative. Instead, the attention from the...