Nude : 8 Articles

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Nude Renaissance Art in School Sparks Controversy and Strike in France

Art News • 2 minutes read
A French school faced controversy and a resulting staff strike due to the display of a 17th-century nude Renaissance painting by Giuseppe Cesari, causing discomfort among students. The incident, which led to the intervention of France's Minister of Education and echoes a similar controversy in Florida earlier in the year, sparked a debate about the display of nude art in educational settings.

Taking naked photos in the middle of sunflowers is now banned

Lifestyle • 2 minutes read
A sunflower farm near London is grappling with a surge in risqué photos as visitors shed their clothes among the blossoms. The farm has responded by displaying signs and using social media to remind guests to maintain decency and respect the family-friendly atmosphere.

Edward Weston

Edward Weston • 30 minutes read
Edward Henry Weston (1886-1958) , an American photographer of the 20th century, is often hailed as a pioneering and influential figure in the field...

Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham • 8 minutes read
Imogen Cunningham, born on April 12, 1883, and passed away on June 23, 1976, was an acclaimed American photographer...

Top ten: male nude paintings

Art history • 14 minutes read
The female nude has been, since the dawn of human civilization, at the center of the art historical narrative, which, in a sense, has been more accepting of the externalization of this type of physicality, compared to the male nude...

The history of the female nude in paintings

Art history • 28 minutes read
The history of female nudity in art is never the same, as different societies and cultures have accepted nude scenes to varying degrees over the centuries and millennia. Indeed, nudity in art reflects the social norms of a given time and place, referring to the ways in which things are represented, indelibly linked to the conception of what is right or wrong to depict...

Isabelle Lebret, the monochrome that reveals the geography of bodies

Artists Portraits • 5 minutes read
The monochrome: The use of a single color, in gradation from shadow to light, in a way prolongs the experience with Isabelle Lebret's clay, because there is a parallel between her work and sculpture. ..

Julien Sunyé - The war isn't over

Artists Portraits • 3 minutes read
The bodies are beautiful, and they are naked. But facing the light, facing the autumnal nature, facing the monuments that emerge, these naked bodies are only a vain counterpoint to the battles that may have taken place in these places.

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