Language of the Nude, Four Centuries of Drawing the Human Body Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota, FL May 3-July 26, 2009 Works from the Crocker Art Museum illustrate the nude’s place in the artistic process and its role in physically linking ideas of the real and ideal in European art. For centuries, the nude body [...]
Chinese Nude Exhibition Controversy
Nude art exhibition sparks controversy By Li Dan (Shenzhen Daily) Updated: 2005-08-11 09:10 Some 300 big photos, featuring young women nude or barely clothed, will be shown until the end of the month. The exhibitor said the photos adopted a three-dimensional photographic technique with the resolution for each photo reaching 20 million pixels. “It has [...]
Top Indian artist in Exile over Nude Painting
“I am extremely homesick,” the 91-year-old told The Hindustan Times, adding that he is yearning for Mumbai. “I long to walk through the streets of Grand Road and Byculla where I have spent some of the best years of my life,” he said. “As far as I know there are at least 900 cases registered [...]
Britney Too Much for Obama’s Eyes
Jamie Boling‘s 6′x10′ Snake Charmer painting, depicting a special moment in Britney Spears’ eventful life, had just arrived with the artist from Virginia, where not long ago, you’ll remember, Barack Obama stopped by a gallery where it was hanging and handlers had it covered up for fear the politician might be photographed in front of [...]
Freud’s Nude “Big Sue” brings Big Price
Famous Nudes in the News Most Expensive Living Artist – Lucian Freud Lucian Freud has become the most expensive living artist at auction with his “Big Sue” painting. The large naked woman painted on a couch is called “Benefits Supervisor Sleeping” and sold for $33.6m at Christies last week. The sitter is Sue [...]
