Sunday, March 2, 2008

Lucinda Ng- Dali Nude in Contemplation



This picture is a self-portrait by Salvador Dali. It was interesting to see that most people posted nudes of women rather than men. Asides from the fact that a woman's body is more curvaceous making it more linearly interesting, it is also more socially accepted for a man or a woman to paint a woman naked than anyone to paint a man naked. However, it's not usual for artists to do nude self-portraits of themselves, but knowing the eccentric and narcissistic behavior of Dali, it's not too abnormal. We see the side view of him and his genitals are covered because it may be too vulgar.

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