http://www.thegreatnude.tv/blog A Celebration of the Figurative Arts Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:38:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Response from individual artists for TheGreatNude Invitational has been huge! We're now looking for "artist representatives" to manage several groups of artists. Curate a room at the event from our pool of applicants, handle sales at the event May 13-16, and provide art management in exchange for commissions paid directly ... http://www.thegreatnude.tv/blog/2010/02/thegreatnude-is-seeking-curators/ 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 ... http://www.thegreatnude.tv/blog/2010/02/rogue-space-gallery-valentines-nude-workshop/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="540" caption="TheGreatNude Invitational - May 13 - 16, The Roger Smith Hotel"][/caption] Due to the great amount of interest in TheGreatNude Invitational, we have rescheduled the event at The Roger Smith Hotel for May 13 - 16, 2010 - allowing for the participation of some great artists and ... http://www.thegreatnude.tv/blog/2010/02/thegreatnude-invitational-may-13-16/ Now showing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until April 18, 2010 is the first ever show dedicated solely to Agnolo Bronzino, the Italian Mannerist. With almost sixty drawings from the artist, , some never before seen, the exhibition helps to shed light on an artist whose name is familiar ... http://www.thegreatnude.tv/blog/2010/02/the-drawings-of-bronzino-metropolitan-museum-of-art/ Throughout his career, Rembrandt took on a select group of students and taught them the techniques that he had spent his life perfecting. Because of the numerous works born in the academic environment that he created, many of the works are today disputed over whether the works came from Rembrandt ... http://www.thegreatnude.tv/blog/2010/02/rembrandt-and-his-pupils-getty/ Here's an appropriate use of the figure in advertising! The FX show Nip Tuck advertising campaigns have consistently used the figure in classic poses, but with  one that captures the reality of one of the United State's largest businesses; plastic surgery. The billion dollar industry operates under the promise of ... http://www.thegreatnude.tv/blog/2010/02/the-figure-in-design-nip-tuck/ TheGreatNude.tv has recently added a Facebook application and would like you to follow us! Click on the following link to become a fan: And don't forget to subscribe to TheGreatNude.tv to gain inside access to all user only content, full length articles, access to videos, and Sketch Sessions! http://www.thegreatnude.tv/blog/2010/02/thegreatnudetv-is-on-facebook/ Other modern users of the nude form are harder to distinguish in terms of what their objectives are. One such advertiser is The United Colors of Benetton who frequently challenges our conceptions of race and social boundaries. More often than not Benetton seems to generate critiques that their advertising is ... http://www.thegreatnude.tv/blog/2010/02/the-figure-in-advertising-united-colors-of-benetton/ When most people are asked to describe an artistic genius, Picasso is often cited as an example. In addition to his undeniable creative talents and the large body of excellent work produced in his lifetime, his whole career appears to have been a successful strategy of exploration and risk-taking at ... http://www.thegreatnude.tv/blog/2010/02/pablo-picasso/ Having been a contributor to the New York art world for over 130 years The Art Students League offers a rich history since its creation in 1875. Although the ASL is probably best known for producing celebrated artists in figurative drawing, it retains an informal environment where anyone of any ... http://www.thegreatnude.tv/blog/2010/02/the-art-students-league-drawing-lessons/