Why artists draw nudes and why I draw nudes
People often ask me why artists draw nude figures… And I’ve google that question and heard what Female artists with PHD’s on the subject have to say and their answer suck… e.g. because once you can draw the human form you can draw anything”… What?!
That’s as rediculous as saying “when you can sing classical music you can sing anything”. Believe me, I sang classical music for 5 years… It aint true.
Anyhow, back on topic.
Why most artists do it: Essentially I think artists do it because it’s tradition. How did it start? Well, when only the rich could afford paintings, it most certainly was porn. Yes it’s true… Royalty has always thought that they had the right to choose what they see and how they react, while the common man had to be censored. So porn paintings were pretty main stream. Since then it has changed somewhat, but I am sorry to say, unless someone has a better theory, nude art is basically based on the tradition of porn way back when.
Why I do it: I have decided to add a revision… that is my opinion about the general practice of drawing nudes and why colleges etc do it. My personal reasons: Because I love the human form. I love comic drawings, I love drawing people moving, I love capturing emotions and feelings in the same form. The human body has infinite expression and depth… well, maybe not infinite, but more options than my brain can count…
So i draw nudes as a further appreciation and study of that emotion and form that I appreciate. I love it in any form of photograph, or artwork featuring a person. Not to mention my love of dancers and the human body in motion.
Some of my nude artworks can be found here: Art
and here: Portfolio
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