Comte’s work celebrates the naked human body, representing it with an honesty and power never seen before in visual history. His nudes are liberated and unrestrained – and totally at ease with what they are. Provocative and sexy, Comte inspires his models to understand themselves with a total honesty, allowing them to find a confidence within themselves. Unafraid to explore the complexities of sexuality, the final portrait frequently steps away from Classically ascribed norms of beauty, to redefine the very notion of beauty itself. Important works include the ‘Rizzoli Nudes’, ‘Water Nudes’ and the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ series, depicting models with wild animals.