paint a naked woman

The dividing line between pornography and art is thin, but there is a line. Painting a naked woman is an expression of love for God.

introduction of my uncle

My uncle Parduman died last year. He was 88 years old. The sad part was that he died without being recognized or announced, although he was a painter of some reputation. Sadder was the fact that he left his family at the age of 80 and returned to Mumbai to paint. But he could not recover and he died alone. I wish I had been there to help him, but he was gone before I heard from him. My memory of him is that of a vibrant painter who once took me to a nude painting class.

It was a wonderful experience as the nude model posed for about 14 artists, including 2 girls, each drawing her. The nude model had her thighs crossed and I felt that she was a little self-conscious. But over the years I’ve been wondering why painters have been painting nudes.

naked and naked

While we were at school, our art teacher Mr. Paul once took us to an exhibition of paintings by the famous painter Roerich, a Russian. What caught my attention were the large paintings of nude women that adorned the exhibition. Being an amateur painter myself, I drew a nude of a sleeping woman. Unfortunately, it may be in a loft in my house.

The charm of painting a naked woman cannot be described. It differs from a naked woman, who somehow looks a bit unsightly. But the Greeks and our own ancient artists presented the naked woman. Most of the Hindu Goddesses have been sculpted nude in temples, so I wonder what the fuss is about Hussein’s paintings.

naked women and beauty

The fact is that a naked woman is an object of beauty. Therefore, a painter will try to capture that beauty. One has to see the Paintings of Goya, Picasso and Dalí to realize this. But remember that nude paintings are not for the voyeur. They are basically an expression of art. Maybe at some point love and sex will also be a part of this, but that is what Tantra and Acharaya Rajneesh have been talking about.

Last word

For my part, I respect the point of view of the artist. My friend an art teacher at the Art School commented ‘ Look, it’s just an expression of the most intimate feelings. I’ll leave it like that. However, I have one last observation. Remember that painting a nude woman is a serious thing and maybe that is the reason why all nude paintings never show smiling women. Have you ever thought about that?