24.5.16

Display Of Male And Female Nude Drawings

By Richard Anderson


In the western art, nude figure basically is a tradition which has always been used in the expression the beauty of the man and the woman and other qualities found in a human. In the ancient Greek, it was an occupation which was central and after some period in the Middle Ages, it returned to that middle spot in western art though with a new beginning. You are going to find male and female nude drawings with different poses from people such as warriors, dancers and athletes.

Every drawing expresses a certain emotion always evident whenever you look at it. Some portray just basic feelings while others complex emotions. In one sense, a nude is a fine piece of fine art and the subject is an unclothed human body finally creating the subject genre of art in same way as landscapes and still life. Nude persons play a part in other types of art such as history painting, religious art, portraiture and decorative arts.

Modern artists have gone ahead to explore classical themes and also more theoretical representations and move away from idealization to give a picture of people more individually. In the twentieth century, giving a picture of human beauty was of little interest to the people who were instead concerned about the creation of beauty through formal means. However, some artists continue to find inspiration in human form.

Every nude is expected to arouse some erotic feelings to the viewer as many tend to think that someone posing nude drawing is sometimes an embarrassment and if it fails to do so, then it can be termed as a bad art. An artist should be able to bring that feeling of one wanting to look at the art for several minutes especially if they are of the opposite sex like in a case of the viewer being a man staring at drawing of female nude and vice versa.

There those arts drawn a while back and Europe is amongst places one can locate them though they were never expected to be publicly displayed but now they are displayed publicly. Its a topic which has been developing in this current trend on whether some illustrations are more of pornographic or artistic.

In most museums worldwide, you will realize that the female nudes are the most popular. Nudity being expressed in an art in United States has been a subject that has brought controversy whenever such drawings are displayed in some venues that the public get attracted to view it. Just like any other topic, everyone will have their different perceptions, some receive it positively while others negatively.

There are inevitable questions that tend to be asked by students whenever they attend museums and find those nude male and females. Teachers and tour guides must always be prepared to answer such questions which sometimes may seem embarrassing. The advice that should be given to teachers and guides is to be able to provide the facts to the students and being able to explain the emotions and feelings expressed by every artistic work.

If the works being displayed are classical, then its ethical that you do not show nudes of a child as they should be displayed as a symbol of innocence. Nude drawings generally should express feelings and emotions.




About the Author: