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Erotic Art Fights Trump with Scenes of Female Pleasure
Beautiful Erotic Woman Paintings | Fine Art America
Written by Siri Hustvedt. Siri Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, four collections of essays, a work of non-fiction, and six novels, including the international bestsellers "What I Loved" and "The Summer Without Men. The opinions in this article belong to the author. Twenty-nine years ago, a group of anonymous feminist artists known as the Guerrilla Girls unveiled a poster that read, "Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. As I scrolled through the hodgepodge of offerings, however, I noticed one female nude after the other in traditionally passive, receptive poses, many of which are no different from countless nudes that hang on the walls of museums all over the world but are not identified as erotic art. The venerable auction house explains: "Whether it is to compel, to shock or seduce, these artworks remain one of the central subjects of art history while intimately charting the socio-political developments of our many cultures -- both old and new. I am fascinated by this reference to "socio-political developments.
14 Classic Artworks That Are Way More Erotic Than You Remember (NSFW)
By Artspace Editors. As it turns out, perverts have been around longer than Craigslist, even who knew? But still, how did the tradition of the erotic nude, so resplendently ensconced in the canon by the likes of Rubens, Titian and their horny brethren, worm its way past religious gatekeepers and Papal condemnation? The answer lies at the crossroads of trend, capitalism, and human nature, the same buzzy nexus that gifted us the latest Cats movie trailer, with slightly different results. While the vocabulary of Greek and Roman statuary certainly influenced 14th and 15th century art, nakedness was viewed very differently from one culture to the next.
While most of his muses were painted nude, Schiele also produced a range of clothed depictions. The use of color in Seated Woman with Bent Knee is particularly striking, as is the stance of the woman. Many of his works are titled very literally, offering distinct descriptions of the subject and their position. The artist frequently depicted himself, characteristically accentuating his cheekbones.