Artist Statement

Using 3D computer graphics, I morph, texture and pose my figures and then light them, creating realistic renders that I use as a reference in my paintings and drawings.

I start out with a rough sketch, then shape my models to look exactly as I see in my mind’s eye. With 3D modeling, I have complete control over the model’s look, complex lighting and angles that wouldn’t be available in a conventional studio. I am able to spend hours getting the angle on a light right to make sure a shadow falls the right way.

Biography

The human body has held constant fascination for Jennie Rosenbaum, partly due to her studies in art history and anatomy, and partly due to her own relationship with her body, both in image and after a car accident that left her with a chronic pain disability.