Artork of the month: Joan.

This sculpture is amazing.  The first time I saw it at the museum I was slightly fooled for a second (okay, I allowed myself to be fooled, it was fun).  this work portrays reality so well that her feet are dirty just as if she has simply walked barefoot across the floor.  I love it, and I am pleased to say it is at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts as part of its permanent collection.

John DeAndrea

American, born 1941

"Joan"

1987, Polyester resin, pigments, synthetic (?) hair

Go take a look at this for yourself...

...it is a graceful illusion. 

Artwork of the month: 5 favorite nudes at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

I admire these works for their beauty, their composition, and their important historical value.  They are also nude, which i believe we all like.  Anyway, enjoy them.


My 5 favorite Nudes at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Francois Rude

French, 1784-1855

"Hebe and the Eagle of Jupiter"

1853-1855, bronze

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

French, 1824-1887

"Undine"

1912, bronze

Louis Corinth

German, 1858-1925

"Nude Girl"

1886, oil on canvas

 

 

Aguste Rodin
French, 1840-1917
"The bronze age"
cast 1906, bronze 

Guess?




"I have no problem with nudity. I can look at myself. I like walking around nude. It doesn't bother me. I see all the people walking around nude; it doesn't bother me."
-Ursula Andress