Friday, February 12, 2010 marked the opening for Chelsea Gallery, Rogue Space’s show, Valentine’s Nude Workshop. The gallery featured a wide range of mediums with the figure as theme, with some artists from Barebrush.com. During the show, behind a private curtain, live drawing sessions were taking place. Inside the low-lit room were two models, striking a series a three different poses per session. In addition, TGN was able to judge the artists works from after the event.

TGN publisher Jeffrey Wiener talking with some Barebrush artists.

The following day TheGreatNude.tv publisher, Jeffrey Wiener gave a speech at the gallery on empowering artists through technology, digital marketing and social media. Make sure to check out the TGN site for more info on upcoming events, including our Great Nude Invitationals, and to see are our four favorite artist’s sketches posted online from the event.

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TGN publisher Jeffrey Wiener judging works from the contest.

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I recently saw a small exhibit of delicate male nudes by of Paul P that were holding their own down in Chelsea, NYC earlier this year. Canadian born  of Paul P (1977) lives in Paris and is gaining attention as an artist. He has done numerous exhibitions since his first in 2001. Paul P’s works make excellent use of his media, blurring the line between charcoal, pencil sketch and water color, conveying movement and strong color to subject relationships throughout his pieces in the process.

Untitled-2007

A byproduct of the late twentieth century and prominent in the gay art community, his work is characteristic of those genres. Many of his figures, generally nude males of disputable age, are posed in overtly sexually posed that are dark and somber in nature. The claustrophobic undertone, seen through facial expression and body language, creates an overall sense of oppression. His ‘Untitled’ shown below suggests two persons in a sexual positioning - but no one looks happy here. I often look for universal qualities of the human condition in figurative works, but Paul P’s work seems aimed directly at/to the Gay Community.

There are of course romantic elements in Paul P’s work. However, even where Love is concerned, the artist seems to be catering to a cultural fascination; at the very least showing a strong attention to the young male form, beautiful even though the use of the figure seems politicized in the case of Paul P.

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Jenny : 8 Reclining Nudes
May, 2009

Our first submission to our Model’s Library features Jenny in a series of traditional reclining nudes.

New to the Model Library - Jenny: 8 Reclining Nudes

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Adult Drawing
A Zoppa Brothers Production

April 18th, 2009
Video Posted: May 1, 2009

The Zoppa Brothers’ Adult Drawing event features a collection of eclectic and exotic models posing for artists in a hip setting with excellent house music. This is not your grandmother’s Art Student’s League sketch class! Featuring the Girls of Burning Angel & Special Guests!

TheGreatNude.tv was there as director Jeffrey Wiener sketched the night away, producing several drawings that will be featured in upcoming Sketch Session tutorial videos.

Adult Drawing: A Zoppa Brothers Event

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Here’s a drawing I did for my girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. It’s a pencil study of her legs, as she was curled up watching television. See other drawings at www.thegreatnude.tv

Pencil drawing - study of legs by Jeff Wiener

With the team at The Great Nude now back in the studio here in New York City, it’s time to take a look back at our week-long excursion to Art Basel Miami 2008. Overall, we found the figurative arts were sparsely represented at the larger fairs. At some of the bigger fairs the nude was treated as a fashion bauble, used more for shock value.

However, we did find some extremely talented and dedicated figurative artists hidden in the quiet corners of many of galleries in the smaller fairs. Some of them are exploring new and unusual ways to use the human figure in their art. We’re going to introduce you to them and bring their works to you over the course of the next few months here at The Great Nude .

Artists Interviews

Beyond the main Art Basel festivities on South Miami Beach were the several smaller artist’s fairs. In our search to find the dedicated figurative artist we found ourselves off the beaten path at Art Now Fair where we chanced upon the impressive, large-scale works of Victor Grasso now exhibiting with the Soma New Art Gallery. Stay tuned for an exclusive The Great Nude video interview with this self-taught painter from New Jersey, describing his various works, including the visually jolting “The Catch.”

Victor Grasso - "The Catch"

Over at The Artist Fair, we caught up with the representational painter Anthony Ackrill. Some may recall his stunning works from last years RAM (Representational Artists Movement) Show at the Miami City Ballet during Art Basel 2007. As Ackrill himself puts it, he takes a “traditional approach to the craft of painting, in that they were all painted from life, with careful observations of nature and requiring a live model to pose in the studio.” Stay tuned for an exclusive The Great Nude video interview with Ackrill about his techniques and the meaning behind the iconic figures in his paintings.

Anthony Ackrill - "Faith"

The Sketch Sessions: Miami.

During Art Basel festivities last weekend, The Great Nude set up an artist’s atelier in the heart of South Miami Beach. Stay tuned for a new series of videos from the Sketch Sessions: Miami. With a lush, tropical set and two dynamic models, we created a mysterious jungle dreamscape from which to stage our figures.

Subscribers to The Great Nude can get a sneak-peek at the upcoming videos and a chance to win one of the original drawings.

Attention all figurative artists! Join The Great Nude for an evening of drawing and painting from live nude models during the Art Basel Miami festivities. This Friday and Saturday, December 5th and 6th!

Professional models will be posing in a tropical setting accompanied by music and drinks. Art supplies will be provided. All attendees must R.S.V.P to Miami@thegreatnude.tv.

For more information please download our flyer or Subscribe to TheGreatNude.tv. See you there!

As promised we’ve added a brand new video player to our main site. Now you can view all of our videos in on central location through an easy to use side bar.

Things are busy here at The Great Nude Studio as we plan for our event in Miami. If you are an artist coming down to Miami for Art Basel, be sure to check out our invitational for a private Sketch Sessions event. Attendance by R.S.V.P. only and seating is limited. Drop us a line if you’d like to come.

In other news a pleasant surprise - we were recently blogged by the Figurative Sculpting Blog iSculpt. Check out the site for various musings about Figure Scultping.

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The Great Nude Presents Sketch Sessions: Miami

South Beach, Florida
Friday December 5 and Saturday December 6 from 7 - 11 p.m.

FIGURATIVE ARTISTS!

Join us for an evening of drawing and painting from live nude models during the Art Basel Miami festivities. Professional models will be posing in a tropical set accompanied by music, drinks and a hot Miami vibe. Guests can sketch or paint with art supplies provided by The Great Nude.

For more information and to RSVP please contact miami@thegreatnude.tv or subscribe.

In our newly posted Sketch Sessions video artists Scott Goodwille and Mikel Glass and host Jeff Wiener sketch the lovely Mia, a lithe model who has worked for several of New York City’s finest art schools and drawing ateliers.

In this video, all three artists comment about the drawing process, and in particular, the use of “triangulation” to compose an accurate rendering of a complex pose. Each has their own take on the process.