Current hanging · October 2026 · Manhattan / Hudson

Art Body Project

Art Body Project is a New York based photographic study of the male body through self-portraits by Atelier Thom, made in a framework of pride, tolerance and honor. The body is the subject. Not a sex picture. These sensual figure studies, made in Manhattan and the Hudson Valley, explore age, weight, and presence, and they stand against body shaming: the older body is not a lesser one, and every male body is worth seeing as art. His self-portraits hang here alongside openly licensed works by other photographers of the male figure. The foot and body as art.

Soles, Red Chair, by Atelier Thom — 01
**Soles, Red Chair**
Both soles lifted to the lens from a red chair, toes spread, with a bright window grid behind. Shot low and close so the feet fill the frame.
Atelier Thom, 2026 · All rights reserved by the artist

Entwined, by Sasha Kargaltsev — 02
**Entwined**
Two male bodies pressed together, cropped tight to torso and thigh. The warm sepia tone and instant-film border keep the study soft and close.
Sasha Kargaltsev, 2011 · CC BY 2.0 · Source

Shoulder, by Atelier Thom — 03
**Shoulder**
A self-portrait of the upper back and shoulder, one hand drawn over the head. Daylight from the side models the muscle and skin.
Atelier Thom, 2026 · All rights reserved by the artist

Torso of Miletus, by Marie-Lan Nguyen — 04
**Torso of Miletus**
A headless marble male torso from Miletus, in the Louvre, photographed straight-on. The classical ideal, broken and still whole.
Marie-Lan Nguyen, 2006 · Public domain · Source

Chest, Night Window, by Atelier Thom — 05
**Chest, Night Window**
A close study of the chest and belly against a dark window. The curve of the body becomes a landscape.
Atelier Thom, 2026 · All rights reserved by the artist

Body Scape, by Gfnoah25 — 06
**Body Scape**
A black-and-white self-portrait of a standing figure turned away, lit from one side against black. Only the line of the back and hip catches the light.
Gfnoah25, 2025 · CC0 · Source

Torso & Figure · Back · Feet · Classical & Early