A former model, Tierney Gearon understands how photography can grab people's attention. Her first major exhibition in 2001 (at the Saatchi Gallery in London) aroused controversy because the "art police" considered some of the photographs of her children (naked) to be indecent. Born and raised in Atlanta, Gearon's new exhibition, "Explosure," opens on Friday at Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta. While she continues to explore the subject of women and children, her recent art is more layered, playing with the concept of perception itself. In a self-defense that appeared in The Guardian, she referenced the photographer Sally Mann, to whom she has been compared, but noted (somewhat unkindly, in my view) that Mann's portraits are "far more sexualized." Luckily, no explanations are needed for Gearon's work, which speaks for itself. Furthermore, one of those ire-inspiring photographs (more Meatyard than Mann) is the first image you encounter on her website, consequences be damned.