The young model took a classic relaxed standing pose and the diabolical queen of the sciences in league with her sister physics sucked the soul right out of her. It seems she hardly noticed, having a zombie-like residue of self. Another persona is lurking off to the left beyond our knowing. The gallery behind is straight out of the Looking Glass. Maybe it's Alice on the left. Who knows. About the Artist Hirsh is a practicing biophysicist, but he has also developed as a mathematical artist. He has developed a unique scheme for mathematical manipulation of color and space using software he writes himself exclusively. It has been fully operational for several years, allowing him to create a wide array of representational, impressionist, surreal and abstract images by manipulating digital images, initially always photographs, purely through the use of mathematics. One of the specialties that has emerged from his artistic odyssey is surreal exploration of the nude female form. more »