Nude

Drawing the Nude from Life By Costa Vavagiakis

Form is dictated by the source of light," says Costa Vavagiakis, in this stunning demonstration of drawing the nude figure from life. Watch as Vavagiakis explains where to place the figure on the paper and how to see "in shapes and the apexes of shapes." Moving his easel up and down, he teaches you to find the "forms that are fixed so as to work from the fixed to the flux." Be amazed as the artist, working with only a simple pencil, a white pastel pencil, and a kneaded eraser, creates the breathtaking illusion of life. Note: This workshop features a nude model - you must be 18 years of age or older to purchase this workshop.

The Nude Restaurant - by Andy Warhol (1967)

At a New York City restaurant, the patrons are men, nude but for a G-string, waited on by one woman, also clad in a G-string (played by Viva) and a G-bestringed (bestrung?) waiter. Some of the "nude" patrons leave the establishment, their places taken by new customers, also nearly in the buff. There are numerous in-camera jump cuts (known as 'strobe cuts') and the camera weaves around a bit. The waiter and waitress move from table to table, talking to the customers. Taylor Mead sits smirking at the fountain, where eventually he partakes in a long conversation with Viva about her Catholic childhood. Viva, the waitress if not the actual person, seemingly is obsessed with the subject of lascivious priests. There is more strobe cutting and at one point, Viva turns to the camera and asks that it be turned off. The camera is turned off and, after an interlude, is turned back on again…

Tim Marlow, world renowned British Art Historian, narrates this four-part series about the nude in art and its ongoing significance. Using Classical, Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Modern representative masterpiece nudes, Marlow imparts information about each piece’s societal context.