The idea behind figurative paintings - Video

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Alright we are getting into a topic that is considered very taboo in India.
Why figurative paintings, why nude works are created, what is the idea behind creating such artworks.

This is artist RamyaSadasivam.

I have done a lot of nude paintings and it is a very normal part of the art world.
The question is why artists create such nude paintings, and why do they create nude paintings very fondly.

The logic is very simple, without the practice of figurative paintings even the cultural works are not possible to be created.

Let us say I want to paint a woman fully draped in saree, how would I know about the projections on that woman.
How is it possible to predict the measurements, where exactly the projection of the breast or stomach should be placed on that body.

Without the knowledge of the projections and measurement of these body parts,
how will I be able to guess the folding and light falling on the subject, particularly on these projections?

And one more important thing is that, it is very vital to practice skin

Understanding skintone is a tough job, a very normal predominantly available dusky Indian brown skin will have different set of colors in the dark area,
different combination of colors in the presence of light area and different mixture of color in the reflection zone.

So any skin color be it, it will have 3 sets of combination of colors, and these 3 sets of colors is highly influenced by the light falling on the subject.
All the 3 combinations(presence, absence of light and reflection) will differ drastically for natural light indoor, natural light outdoor and controlled light indoor.

So as I keep explaining it will get more and more technical. So predominantly these paintings are done for technical purposes.
In order to achieve realism, doing a portrait study of a model from life is the only way in which one can do a genuine practice.

And when you invest 3-4 hours in doing a portrait study from life and you are getting a really good output, what is wrong in selling those paintings.

There is a good bunch of audience interested in such paintings. So this should not be looked at from a moral point of view.

The idea behind figurative paintings

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