Charles Wayne Shelton II shoots Lady Liberty

«My involvement with nude photography over the past 12 years has caused me to experience incredible persecution in a community that has historically exhibited signs of being sexually repressive. Despite the ignorant attacks and slander of others I have persisted in bringing my visions and inspirations into this world».

«These images are from a series I shot I titled Lady Liberty.
The Statue of Liberty is such a gripping icon in American culture and when I found this mask it spoke to me and I felt it could deliver a powerful message.
The series is shot with several models playing the character which I think adds impact when viewed on a whole.
The concept came about rather organically and as I continued shooting it I saw the larger significance of it as it darkly satirized aspects of American society».

Charles Wayne Shelton II is an artist/photographer from Kentucky where he owns Famous Fotografy studio, which opened in 2007. In 2010 his image Knothole was selected by Erotic Signature to represent him as one of the top 200 erotic photographers in the world in it‘s fourth annual collection. His first solo exhibit titled Hillbilly Chic …. The Art of Charles Wayne Shelton II was shown at the KAS Gallery in Louisville from October 2011 until April of 2012. Shelton has gone on to display his art in galleries and exhibits across the country and in Europe including The Dirty Show in Detroit, The Art Undressed Touring Exhibit (Miami, New York, Montreal, Chicago, and Los Angeles), The Kentucky Art Speaks Gallery in Louisville, Kentucky and the Persona Art Festival in London. Recently Shelton’s image Pillbilly was accepted for display at the Kinsey Institute Art Gallery in Bloomington, Indiana.

Charles Wayne Shelton II | Famous Fotografy
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