Pablo Picasso was born in spain, however he lived most of his life in france. Picasso was a Genius, he was a master of almost any median. He ventured in many styles and with fellow Artist, Georges Braque, created "cubism". I feel that his strongest paintings, (those leaving lasting interest), would be his unusual and unique paintings of females. With the exception of his pornographic-like pieces, all of the poses that the females are in are classical and harmonious. In the painting, "THE DREAM" FIG 1-1, Picasso has added an extra finger on each hand and the left side of the face, (that wouldn't normally be seen from this profile). Not unlike Callahan Picasso here is illustrating that he knows a part of this woman that can only be seen through his eyes, subsequently he is showing us this view.

In Picassos painting titled "LES DEMONISELLE D' AVIGNON", (THE YOUNG WOMEN OF AVIGNON) FIG 1-2. The mask like faces resembling Egyptian art were inspired by primitive African sculpture. Compare the female pose of the two centre and left centre with FIG 2-

THE POWER OF ART, Richard Lewis & Susan I. Lewis.

FIG 1-2 Picasso, P. (1906-7), Les Demoiselles d' Avignon [art original]

Greeks created the natural human image in art, their statues consisted of highly detailed and realistic figures. The Greeks made their 'ideal' male and female, Male being in the form of Apollo a very muscular god-like man. The female being Venus, however unlike Apollo, Venus was not show fully undressed. When creating the somewhat chubby Venus a child bearing stomach was taken into account and to be included in the 'perfect' body.

FIG 3-1 Callahan, (1954), Eleanor, PortHuron.

The invention of the camera changed the face of art, new possibilities. The skill of highly detailed drawings became almost unnessary. However the perfect nude could be considered more complex and difficult to define, because of the lens showing exactly what the artist sees at a particular time. In regard to pose the traditional arch in the back and other classical poses are often implemented in everyday photography, whether it be an advertisement in a magazine or a photograph displayed in gallery. With the introduction of the camera followed pornography, (although over the years some highly explicit paintings have existed), this well and truelly crosses the line between nude and naked. Have the photographers attitude towards the nude evolved since the industrial revolution?

NUDE:THEORY, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Harry Callahan, Lucien Clergue, Ralph Gibson, Kenneth Josephson, Andre Kertesz, Duane Michals & Helmut Newton.

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