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why do you paint naked people?
With my last art exhibit, the press actually asked me:
Why do you paint naked people?
Which sounds like a weird question if you think about it, and to be quite honest, I’ve never really thought about it. To me, painting is about expressing myself. And my nude studies seem appropriate to showcase a wide range of emotions. Clothes tend to color our moods. Sometimes they even mask what we’re really like. So it’s a question I’ve been pondering lately. Throughout the exhibit, I received a ton of positive feedback. Many women that attended the opening reception expressed how the artwork even captured powerful emotions they felt at one point or another, which was wonderful to hear. To me, when artwork not only moves someone deeply, but expresses a feeling that they can relate to, it’s accomplishing its mission. Yes, there are artists out there that explore the realms of painting complex scenery, but I prefer to lean towards the simplistic side of painting. Not that it’s easy. Some artists remark that capturing human emotion is difficult. But that’s the wonderful aspect of creating art…there are no limits to the boundaries that you can achieve.
Hello, I’ve set your site to be my home on my browser for months. The first thing I do in the morning is check for updates. keep up the good stuff!
As for your topic: Why do you paint naked people? I for one never painted naked people but I photograph people and love to capture the emotions on film. I am one of the strongest believers that a human face and body can evoke a strong emotional impact and whats amazing is that different people see different emotion and get different feelings from one picture or painting…Also, I dont believe in expressing or showing beautiful things in art (you can argue about that-maybe) but to me showing ugly or unwhole things that are around us can help people be aware of the beautiful things around them and so appreciate life and beauty around them more… So going back to your question, why paint naked people? Well naked or not, i believe human beings find it easier to relate to themselves through other human beings in the painting rather than complex scenery and so the emotional imapct on them is stronger.
Well that was my thought on the topic….
Best regards,
Thanks for the feedback. I definitely hope to get back into the swing of things after the New Year and start actively posting again on the site. This time of year is always difficult for me due to my day job being in accounting.
As for your feedback, I actually don’t disagree with your thoughts on whether art should be beautiful or not. For me, even when I do paint a portrait with a melancholy feeling, my style probably does appear to invoke a sense of beauty to most due to the sensual element of my pieces. But I full heartily agree that art should embrace all elements of emotion. And metaphorically speaking, I personally believe that you don’t always appreciate what you have unless you have experienced pain in life.
btw, if you have any of your photography online, please let me know…I’d be curious to see how you explore the arts through the lens.
I happened upon your blog through a 43 Things link.
I must say, I absolutely fell in love with your “Moment In Time”. It is interesting to me that people would question that which makes us who we are- our bodies: the mixture of nature and age and history which all combine to bring a human to be what they in one single moment.
Kudos to you for capturing that very essence.