On Nude Art and Prints

A short time ago, we posed this question on the Facebook Fan page: Will You Hang Nudes In your Home?  We had several people write back that yes, they would do so, which is encouraging news, to be sure.  All artists like to be recognized, and there seems to be a bigger hurdle for nude figure artists like me to jump over because of the subject matter.


My good friend Unbearable Lightness has been touching on the subject of fine art nudes in her blogs recently,  about the connections between fashion photography and fine art, and the eroticism therein.  So much art today is deemed not acceptable to be displayed, yet we see constant images in the media of an overtly sexual nature.  Why the double standard?

This image of Alicia Burley hangs in our home

My wife has several of my pieces hanging in our home, one of which is a nude.  So far, there have been no issues.....our 12 year old nieces are wonderfully bemused by "Uncle Vince's" art, and our seven year old nephew is too young to notice.  And our assorted friends have not menitoned being uncomfortable at all.


Besides, we must understand that fine art nudes are just that---fine art.  Just because an image depicts a woman in the nude does NOT make that image sexual in nature (do you hear that, Facebook?).


So, it was nice to hear back from some people on my discussion thread that, yes, they would hang nudes, as long as they are tasteful.  


Let me hear from you---would YOU hang nude art in your home?  What kind of art would you hang?  This is intended to be a discussion opener, as so many people would like to, but may not be able to do so because of circumstances.  Please comment below.