Description : "The naked child as a subject is as old as art itself. This series catalogues the many examples and discusses the issues around the naked child."
Okay, so Eva’s first feature as a director has been shown and some pictures and early interviews and reviews are out.
Even though I’m currently focusing on the history of the naked child as a subject in photography, I thought I should mention the work of Poh Ling Yeow…. Poh is something of a celebrity after coming second in the first series of Australia’s Masterchef
I’ve mentioned Eva Ionesco… before, along with Brooke Shields in America, she was a transgressive child in both photography and film, although, being European, she went a good deal further than Brooke.
I mentioned that she has directed her first film. The news is that
I haven’t done one of these for awhile, not through lack of material, just because I feel I’ve proven my point (that the nude child was considered a legitimate subject for art from the beginning). However, there is some value in doing a survey of…
In my previous entry I talked about Bravehearts’ extreme position regarding the naked child in art. Despite the naked child as subject being as old as art itself and appearing in a number of major works, Bravehearts would seek to outlaw all such images. I…
This is deeply troubling. A case of the hysterics taking over the asylum. As a result of the Henson controversy a number of conservative groups pressured politicians to open an inquiry in which they might attack Henson (and art in general) retroactively. They found a…
I don’t usually read the Herald Sun. It is tabloid junk that focuses and sport and panders to public prejudice. But today I glanced through an issue and found these idiotic comments.
The first comes from Hetty Johnston who was was the person who lodged…
Beatrix was married to James Whistler. I have already mentioned his study Harmony in Blue and Gold. Here are a few studies that are part of the Hunterian collection (Glasgow).
For a very comprehensive look at the history of the nude see Academic Nudes…
This is a welcome contribution to the sexualization debate. Peggy Ornstein gets the balance right. This is not about the sexualization of girls but the reinforcing of gender stereotypes.
I’ve already mentioned Jessie Mann, daughter of photographer Sally Mann. She was one of those pesky precocious kids who transgressed the conservative stereotype and did things like run around naked and grow up to be an intelligent non-conformist.
Jessie is now an artist in …
Ray is a Melbourne based writer. He has completed two novels and is currently going through the process of getting them published. Read his Biography
Navaratri tells the story of Josh Cummings, an up and coming fashion photographer. When he inherits some property from his mysterious great aunt Dora, his life changes forever.
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