Nudity, Something to think about.

This is not an essay. Just something to think about. 

Quoting Wikipedia: 

Depictions of nudity refers to nudity in all the artistic disciplines including vernacular and historical depictions. Nudity in art has generally reflected — with some exceptions — social standards of aesthetics and morality of their time in painting, sculpture and more recently in photography.

The beauty of the human body is a subject that has inspired artists for centuries.
Nudity is elegance,grace,beauty,perfection,innocence,thought provoking,
tempting,seductive,loud,obscene,dirty,sexy and so on.In today's artistic climate you might find: a perfectly rendered nude posed like a goddess across a canvas or a figure splayed across the page in a suggestive manner, a model in a magazine as the example of current beauty standards,and the raw and unforgiving photograph of the aging human form. What would the last centuries artists think of our portrayal of nudity ? 

Nudity and the human form, specifically the faces and figures of women are something I am constantly re-examining and exploring within my own artistic pursuits. 

When drawing nudes I use high contrast charcoal and gestural lines, minimal shading and scribbles to denote shadow. The nudes I paint are not elegant or perfect,but often loud and full of color. I lean towards arbitrary and vivid colors,obvious brushwork and thick layers of paint.
I enjoy creating something for people to talk about. 

I am exposing myself to criticism and acclaim, trying to find my feet and my place in the world of art.

Love is a Shower Curtain - 2005 - Erin Myers

They Say She's a Puzzle - 2009 - Erin Myers

       

                                                              Muse - 2010 - Erin Myers 

                                                        Untitled - 2010 - Erin Myers