The sweetest smile by Jeremy Holton
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Desc: My intention in painting this was to contrast the pattern and the flesh. As I worked on it I discovered something else about it. The model (my wife) was completely oblivious to the sexuality of the pose and there was a beautiful fresh innocence to the painting. When I tried to exhibit it I discovered something ugly. The local arts centre rejected it on the grounds that its was "pornographic". This possibility had honestly never occurred to me, sexy yes but pornographic! It created quite a controversy here in Western Australia but a poll showed that 3 out of every 4 people thought it was NOT "pornographic". What do you think?
Media: oil
Size: 77 by 56 cms unframed
Genre: nude
Price Range: Important $501-$5,000
Expires from Gallery:
10 May 2010
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Barebrush Gallery: Art by Jeremy Holton
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no - absolutely not! i thought it was beautiful - pure... indeed the contrast between the flesh and the pattern is amazing - the folds on the fabric are brilliant! i imagine this would speak differently to a male as opposed to a female though - as i would look at the female anatomy differently to a male!!! but i think it is beautiful and you've painted the subject with the perfect balance of the obvious and the concealed.
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