Renaissance ushered in an uninhibited, though idealised, depiction of the body in Western art while traditional Indian art has celebrated the body as an object of beauty from ancient times, seen in the fresco paintings at sites such as Ajanta and the images of sensuality and erotica seen on numerous temple walls across the country, from Khajuraho to Konark. Bringing together an exciting range of styles and artistic explorations from a diverse group of over fifty Indian modernists, the exhibition showcases two hundred and fifty artworks. The artists range from those known for their exploration of sexual themes and the body, such as F. Souza, Laxma Goud, P.

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When I see an unclothed woman, I do not see nudity; I see the beauty of nature. Nudity may have been the principal subject of art since prehistoric times, but spoiled by the ugly controversies, nude art even today faces the rage of the so-called protectors of righteousness. People mostly relate the exposure of the body with physical desire which in India equivalent is to a crime. While the ancient art and the nude carvings on the temples that have celebrated the female body are gone, these bodies are ripped apart, sexualized and objectified, and not celebrated as they should be. Let us with them celebrate and explore the beauty of the female body with some of the best nude photographs on Instagram. Dec- Gaurav Hingne is a Mumbai-based wedding photographer who received lots of criticism for his work with nudes.
She has prepared breakfast for her husband and just about managed to get her daughter ready for school on time. Once they leave, she quickly gets ready for her own job. As she brushes out her long, dense black hair, the reflection staring back at her takes shape. Standing almost perfectly still for over half an hour, she poses as the pencil-totalling students meticulously bring their nude study to life on canvas. Nude Studies and life-drawing classes have been an inherent part of the Fine Arts curriculum in any discourse. Why, then, is it getting increasingly difficult to find nude studies in the country today? Moral standards enforced by societal stigmas and a largely conservative political environment have either forced the models to quit or carry on with their profession in secret - a risk that should be well paid for. His sentiment is shared by Mr Vasudevan, H. It is also central to understand how the human body changes with age, all of which cannot be understood by drawing a clothed model.