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Alice Kiss - Crux Legend

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Bob sets the bar rather high, Apostate... at least he's told us what's worrying him so I don't spend the next six years trying to figure it out for myself... :doh:
Good of you, Bob, to notice that we were all focused and concerned about the trees. I mean, poor Wragg was practically beside himself there (and he would much rather have been beside Alice, or indeed at least in some sort of proximity to her instead). :D
Thanks for your observations - maybe I should just not worry so much about the little background details. :rolleyes:

At least those small deficiencies reveal the fact that this is a manipulation and not an authentic photograph. ;)
 
'If life is your table and fate is the wheel,
Then let the chips fall where they may.'


Ten years ago, on 20 June 2007, two young women entered a forest somewhere in Russia. They were accompanied by a small film crew. In an afternoon this team produced a film and photoshoot which have become legendary in the world of crux. As directed, the two women were crucified, naked upon trees. The occasion was an isolated opportunity for the cameras and one of the girls never repeated the performance.

The video 'Alice and Koshka in the Crux Forrest' and its accompanying photoshoot must surely represent one of the best known crux sequences ever filmed, and there can be few crux fans who have never seen at least some stills or video clips. Makar's images of Alice have inspired widespread comment and a veritable genre of photo manipulation throughout the ensuing decade. As a manipulation artist who has used her extensively myself, I have often wondered about the qualities which make her so memorable, alluring, endearing and enduring.

How is it that following a single shoot, a nineteen-year-old girl, who never appears in another bondage set ever again, achieves lasting fame and an international fetish scene reputation as a BDSM porn star? What mysterious qualities make Alice Kiss the adored and respected crux girl she remains ten years later?

I can only speculate on the answers. Alice pursued a nude modelling career which kept her in the limelight. I believe Koshka made an additional indoor shoot for Cruxdreams, in the guise of 'Cleopatra'. Tragically, Makar suffered a fatal heart attack on 3 September 2011 at the age of 43. Sadly, I never had the opportunity to correspond with him. His direction of the shoot certainly contributed to the magic which the results still convey today. A DeviantArt comment on 7 September 2007, informed him, 'You're either a terrific director, your models are very skilled or they are emotionally engaged in the process. Or all of the above. Excellent work.' ImageMaker has kindly expressed his support for this thread, and I am sure we would love to hear his recollections of that day in the forest.

Today is 13 May - Happy Birthday Alice! According to her Metart profile, she is 29 today. We're going to celebrate with a thread in which all Makar models and their manipulations are welcome. Let us make the journey to explore the question, what does it take to be a contender for the MMMM Award - the Most Manipulated Makar Model?

Starting with some portraits, in my opinion the most intense and expressive images of Alice are Makar's. The monochrome photograph at #1 was taken at 12.43 pm on 20 June 2007, using a Canon EOS 10D digital camera and is entitled, 'Why Me?' It is Makar's most popular picture on DeviantArt. In the last decade it has attracted 18,432 views, 991 downloads, 529 favourites in members' collections and 38 comments (including enquiries about the identity of the model) - in all respects exceeding the statistics of any other picture of the 328 in his gallery.
http://makar013.deviantart.com/art/Why-Me-76467972

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DeviantArt comments invited comparisons with actresses Emma Watson and, perhaps more plausibly, Danica McKellar. ImageMaker's comment, summarising #2, 'Why Me? - 2' was the single word, 'Круто' ('Cool').

#7 and #8 appear to be screenshots, which accounts for their reduced quality. The last two pictures demonstrate the enduring popularity of Alice in crux art - the Makar original colour version of 'Why Me?' at #9 and a recent filtered detail by Jollyrei at #10, separated by ten years. Jollyrei's interpretation employs a colour exclusion filter to enhance the blue-green values of the original.

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Maybe what explains the successful Alice on the Cross is the fact she's a terribly beautiful tanned woman, and once on the cross, she doesn't scream much : she keeps her huge sufferings within her, she accepts her pain, she bear it exceptionnally well (compared to other models who cry).
All her efforts are oriented to change regularly her position, a sort of humiliation to be here in front of us, and went even to spread her legs showing her shaved and defenceless vulva, perhaps to reduce her crural nerve pain when she's going up to help oxygen to enter her lungs...
And at the end, after lot of struggles, she surrenders ! She seems to be dead.
Her so magnificent body is here, no more move. She surrendered. Simply. Game is over. Cross won once more.
Strong contrast between this state of surrendering, and the fact i guess that in her daily life (and in love at bed i think) she's a strong young woman....
 
I love this picture ! All the acceptation of her fate is illustrated when Alice walks with her patibulum on her shoulders. This piece of wood, so hard and irritating on her soft skin, so heavy too... See her pubes : the pubic bone not accute, on the contrary to other women : later on the cross, her pubes will be more stretched.... So fragile girl, too fragile to be crucified. She appears to be fragile, but later she show a strong resistance to the extreme pain inflicted by the cross, to the real discomfort simply to breast due to diaphragm in bad position to help the oxygen enter the lungs....alice.jpg
 
Just the naked eye, Apostate - I realised I had not quite finished the treatment of the trees in the background. :doh::rolleyes:;):D
Bob sets the bar rather high, Apostate... at least he's told us what's worrying him so I don't spend the next six years trying to figure it out for myself... :doh:
Good of you, Bob, to notice that we were all focused and concerned about the trees. I mean, poor Wragg was practically beside himself there (and he would much rather have been beside Alice, or indeed at least in some sort of proximity to her instead). :D
At least those small deficiencies reveal the fact that this is a manipulation and not an authentic photograph. ;)

'Making Movies in the Crux Forest - Shackled'

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I was not entirely satisfied with my first colour manipulation of Makar's black and white picture, 'Making Movies - 2' (#1.)
And so I developed a further 'shackled' version of my recreation, which reflects Alice's awkward perambulation more accurately (#3, #4.)

This time, it is all genuinely Alice, both lower legs being sourced from her outdoor modelling shoots for Femjoy (her left leg) and Amour Angels (her right leg.)

In the interests of further authenticity, the shackles and chain have now been added to her ankles.
These have been adapted from a Makar photograph from the Crux Forest session, and they are the ones she actually wore in this scene.

Various subtle refinements and colour adjustments have also been included, and I like to think the overall effect is now more convincing.
A comparison with my previous version (#2) reveals the modifications to the picture. :)

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I sometimes wonder how much the Fotokritik agency actually told Alice about Cruxdreams in advance of the session... :eek:


I so much identify with her in these pictures. Did she read the fine print? The looks on her face and the body language say so much to me. Would I have gone out in the woods naked on a photo shoot like that? Would I have been having second thoughts by now had I done so? Any chance I can back out? No? A desk is a deal, huh? I was afraid of that! Ok, then, but are the cuffs and chains really necessary? Did anyone think about bringing some mosquito repellent. I’m feeling a bit exposed!
 
'Making Movies in the Crux Forest - Shackled'

making_movies_in_the_crux_forest___shackled_by_bobnearled-dcgkpgu.jpg

I was not entirely satisfied with my first colour manipulation of Makar's black and white picture, 'Making Movies - 2' (#1.)
And so I developed a further 'shackled' version of my recreation, which reflects Alice's awkward perambulation more accurately (#3, #4.)

This time, it is all genuinely Alice, both lower legs being sourced from her outdoor modelling shoots for Femjoy (her left leg) and Amour Angels (her right leg.)

In the interests of further authenticity, the shackles and chain have now been added to her ankles.
These have been adapted from a Makar photograph from the Crux Forest session, and they are the ones she actually wore in this scene.

Various subtle refinements and colour adjustments have also been included, and I like to think the overall effect is now more convincing.
A comparison with my previous version (#2) reveals the modifications to the picture. :)

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I must be getting my eye in, Bob, because I can actually see what you mean.

Mind you, other than the shackles, I might have struggled six months ago!
 
'Making Movies in the Crux Forest - Shackled'

making_movies_in_the_crux_forest___shackled_by_bobnearled-dcgkpgu.jpg

I was not entirely satisfied with my first colour manipulation of Makar's black and white picture, 'Making Movies - 2' (#1.)
And so I developed a further 'shackled' version of my recreation, which reflects Alice's awkward perambulation more accurately (#3, #4.)

This time, it is all genuinely Alice, both lower legs being sourced from her outdoor modelling shoots for Femjoy (her left leg) and Amour Angels (her right leg.)

In the interests of further authenticity, the shackles and chain have now been added to her ankles.
These have been adapted from a Makar photograph from the Crux Forest session, and they are the ones she actually wore in this scene.

Various subtle refinements and colour adjustments have also been included, and I like to think the overall effect is now more convincing.
A comparison with my previous version (#2) reveals the modifications to the picture. :)

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Sorcerer!
 
This time, it is all genuinely Alice, both lower legs being sourced from her outdoor modelling shoots for Femjoy (her left leg) and Amour Angels (her right leg.)

In the interests of further authenticity, the shackles and chain have now been added to her ankles.
These have been adapted from a Makar photograph from the Crux Forest session, and they are the ones she actually wore in this scene.
Our Bob shows himself to be a bit of a purist in sourcing his artistic components. ;) We end up with a manip that has a solid proveniance, secondary only to the beauty of the finished work. Nice work, Bob. :)
 
I must be getting my eye in, Bob, because I can actually see what you mean.

Mind you, other than the shackles, I might have struggled six months ago!
Sorcerer!
Our Bob shows himself to be a bit of a purist in sourcing his artistic components. ;) We end up with a manip that has a solid proveniance, secondary only to the beauty of the finished work. Nice work, Bob. :)
Many thanks to my fellow Alice manipulators, and all of the viewers, for appreciating the quest for perfection! :)

The source images for the lower legs are Amour Angels' 'Adorable' (on the left side, providing Alice's right leg) and Femjoy's 'Survivor' (on the right side, providing Alice's left leg.) -

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Many thanks to my fellow Alice manipulators, and all of the viewers, for appreciating the quest for perfection! :)

The source images for the lower legs are Amour Angels' 'Adorable' (on the left side, providing Alice's right leg) and Femjoy's 'Survivor' (on the right side, providing Alice's left leg.) -

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I'll just stay with the center frame...
 
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