The dividing line between porn and art is thin, but there is a line. Painting a naked woman is an expression of love for God.
Introduction from my uncle
My uncle Parduman died last year. He was 88 years old. The sad thing was that he died without being recognized or announced, although he was a painter of a certain category. 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 died alone. I wish I had been there to help him, but he was gone before I knew about him. My memory of him is of a vibrant painter who once took me to a nude painting class.
It was a wonderful experience as the nude model posed before about 14 artists, including 2 girls, while each drew her. The nude model had her thighs crossed and I felt like she was a bit self-conscious. But over the years I have been wondering why painters have been painting nude.
Naked and naked
While we were in 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 naked 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 seems a bit unpleasant. But the Greeks and our own ancient artists brought the naked woman to light. Most of the goddesses of the Hindus have been sculpted nude in temples, so I wonder what all the fuss is about.
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. You have to see the paintings of Goya, Picasso and Dalí to realize this. But remember that nude paintings are not for voyeur. They are basically an expression of art. Maybe at some point love and sex are part of it too, but that’s what Tantra and Acharaya Rajneesh have been talking about.
Last word
For my part, I respect the artist’s point of view. My friend an art teacher at the School of Art commented ‘ Look, it’s just an expression of the innermost feelings. I will leave it at that. However, I have one last observation. Remember that painting a naked woman is serious and perhaps that is why all nude paintings never show women smiling. Did you ever think about that?
