The Nude In Art With Tim Marlow

Tim Marlows Main Focus Is The Ancient Classical World He Explores How And Why The Naked Body Was First Depicted And Goes On To Show How The Lsquovenus De Milo And The Lsquovenus Of Willendorf Fit Into The Context Of Social And Art History

Marlow explores examples of the nude in the Modern period: Manet’s ‘Olympia’, Picasso’s ‘Les Demoiselles D’Avignon’ and Bacon’s ‘Triptych’. Marlow explains how the 20th century changed perspective on the nude in art as emotional truth overcame physical realism. With the advent of photography and film, nothing seemed beyond the artists’ interest or capabilities.