CURVES AND CONTRASTS: THE CAMERA ART OF ROBERT STEELE

Artistic, stylised Adagio dancing by Freda Stark and Harold Robinson and one other man. They are naked and covered in gold paint.

“Harold choreographed the piece. It was designed to showcase Freda’s natural aptitude of standing still and displaying the perfect line of her body. Her arms were magical in that they presented a natural line. It took hours of filming to perfect.”
“Harold confirmed the film was only shown at Robert Steele’s private functions. John Tudehope described reaction to the film as ‘mixed’. ” (email from Dianne Miller, Freda Stark’s biographer)

“In presenting curves and contrasts, may I say that these studies are taken as experiments in lighting, all of them being in my favourite style of low key.” (Robert Steele)