Giving new meaning to plus-size: Supermodel Robyn Lawley bares her nude size-12 body on 50-foot canvases as the star of upcoming exhibition
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An upcoming New York art exhibition featuring towering photographs of a curvy, six-foot-two supermodel is giving new meaning to plus-size.
Size Does Matter, created by Danish photographer Kenneth Willardt, stars 24-year-old Australian supermodel Robyn Lawley posing with an array of small animals held strategically against her nude U.S. size-12 body.
With boldly colored pieces that range in height from 44 to 58 feet tall, the exhibition will be 'unique, vivacious and a little tongue-in-cheek,' Miss Lawley told Page Six.
Large-scale: Size Does Matter, an upcoming exhibition by by Danish photographer Kenneth Willardt, stars Australian supermodel Robyn Lawley posing with animals held strategically against her nude size-12 body
The exhibition will open from November 8 to December 8 at 558 Gallery in Chelsea.
A sneak peek at one of the six works is already on display on the West Side Highway.
The massive billboard shows Miss Lawley lying down with several bunnies placed around her body, which is bare except for dramatic black eye make-up and bright red lipstick.
In another work from the series, the supermodel lies down on her back, a white owl perched on her outstretched arm.
A third piece sees her towering over a brown pony, wearing just a pair of black heels and carrying a riding whip.
Each of the images are set against brightly colored backgrounds, giving further emphasis to Miss Lawley's pale, curvaceous figure.
Bold contrast: Each of the images are set against brightly colored backgrounds, giving further emphasis to 24-year-old Miss Lawley's pale, curvaceous figure
According to a press release, Miss Lawley and her 'menagerie of creatures in bold colors and arresting dimensions. . .underscore the visual appeal of all creatures large and small.'
Great Danes and a tarantula are also expected to feature in some of the other images in the series.
Mr Willardt has done a number of commercial and editorial photo shoots in the past, capturing subjects including Lady Gaga, Penelope Cruz and Keira Knightley.
Size Does Matter marks the very first presentation of his non-commercial art.
This may be Miss Lawley's debut as a literal work of art, but she is by no means a stranger to the camera.
See more: The exhibition will open from November 8 to December 8 at 558 Gallery in Chelsea, New York City
After first launching her career at age 16 as a straight-size model, she found her size-eight figure too difficult to maintain, and decided to do plus-size modeling instead.
The supermodel - who has revealed in the past that she weighs around 180lbs - has been featured on magazine covers including Vogue Italia, Australian Vogue and French Elle, and was also the first plus-size model to star in a Ralph Lauren campaign.
She also has her own fashion range, has written a cookbook and presents cookery shows in her native Australia.
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