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The Art of What Lingers

The Art of What Lingers

Exploring the power of images that don’t let go.

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Samantha
Jun 24, 2025
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PHOTOGRAPHER / Under Black Light | MODEL / Sandra Todd

Dear Fellow Art-Lover,

Some images imprint themselves on us, like ghosts we didn’t know we were carrying. They linger in the quiet places of our minds, stirring something we thought we’d forgotten.

Figures rise from shadow or surroundings like memories surfacing—part presence, part echo. Veiled and almost spectral, they often appear less as bodies and more as feelings made visible. In these moments, what we’re seeing isn’t just form—it’s something emotional returning to take shape.

Exceptional nude art lets the ineffable be seen. Longing, grief, and release aren’t easy to describe. But art doesn’t need to explain. Through gesture, light, and stillness, it reveals that transformation is not always loud. Sometimes it comes softly, like a ghost of the self returning—not to haunt, but to heal.

Scroll down to see some of the stunning imagery that's been flowing into the community.

Enjoy! ❤️

Samantha

Model Society, Curation Director

P.S. If this kind of emotional depth speaks to you, you’re not alone. Thousands of artists and viewers find meaning in the quiet power of figurative fine art—where the human form becomes a mirror for what we feel but can’t always say. Become a paid subscriber for extended versions of the newsletter and every new issue of Model Society Magazine.

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PHOTOGRAPHER / David Clifton-Strawn | De'shi
ARTIST / Paolo Lazzarotti
PHOTOGRAPHER / Colin Pittman
MODEL / Satya | Provoculos
MODEL / Loreley | Self Portrait

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