The art of painting a naked human figure is known as Nude Painting. Nude painting is a form of expression whereby the painter communicates his feelings and ideas by using the body itself as the canvas. The immense possibilities of expressing one-self using the body as a canvas have attracted several artists to nude painting since a long span. The nude paintings are believed to be quite erotic and have been the centre of much criticism. This narrow way of looking at such classic portraits of art serves as a hindrance to the development of this art form.
Nude paintings were mostly composed in water colors and oil paints. The shades and colors used by the artists for nude paintings are usually very bright and have a long durability and resolution. The female body has always been an interesting topic for painters down the ages. For many painters nudity doesn't necessarily represent obscenity unlike most common people. These painters tend to depict nature, people or the things that they see in various forms like shedding it to bare, raw or simple forms.
Famous painters like Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto , Paul Cezanne , Jacques Blanchard , Rembrandt, Picasso , Salvador Dali and many others have composed nude paintings which are believed to be masterpieces of art. Artists in India have also painted Gods and Goddesses in nude forms and sometimes exaggerated certain private features. Many Indian temples of ancient times have nude figurines all over the place. But whatever might be the extent of criticism of nude paintings, nude art has been widely acclaimed all across the globe by ardent lovers of art.
