THE ART OF THE NUDE | Exhibition opening 18 July 2008

The exhibition THE ART OF THE NUDE will be opened by painter Harry Holland on Friday 18 July 2008 | Contact Newport Museum and Art Gallery for attendance details | View ArtoftheNude - Leaflet (pdf) |

THE ART OF THE NUDE

ARTISTS EXPLORE THE HUMAN FORM

An exhibition of drawings, prints, painting and sculpture
Guest Curators John Wilson & Roger Cucksey
Newport Museum and Art Gallery, 19 July - 20 September 2008

Exhibition opening

The exhibition will be opened by painter Harry Holland on Friday 18 July 2008.

• contact Newport Museum and Art Gallery for attendance details.

• ArtoftheNude - Leaflet (pdf)
  

THE ART OF THE NUDE frames the artistic genre of the nude and provides a fascinating thread through the history of art. The study of the nude formed the basis of the post-Renaissance academic tradition of "Western Art", whilst the departures of modernism and the avant garde likewise saw a peristence of the nude as a vital genre for the artist's exploration. Whither the nude in today's world of CGI and the Internet?



Online resources

THE ART OF THE NUDE

• ArtoftheNude - Leaflet (pdf)
• exhibition website | slideshow
• catalogue
• essay
• video

Art in Newport archive | the Explorations Series


John Wilson

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