An artistic expression that reminded me of one of the subjects I was taught in my years as a student of drawing and painting, the human body as beauty, as worthy of being painted and valued.
The posters in the streets of the city some time ago, before the Christmas season, advertised an exhibition that interested me a lot. The paintings alone reminded me of my student years and how important it was to know how to paint the human figure.
Among the list of subjects I had at that time was the human figure, as they called it at the time. It meant knowing how to draw and paint different parts of the human body in the nude. Great painters in history have painted nudes in their works in order to enhance the beauty of the human body in all its expressions.
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But for a long time in history, this was practically forbidden or forbidden. It was only at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century that this art form began to be seen in great painters. And in this exhibition you can see works by renowned artists such as DalΓ, as well as more modern painters and abstract paintings of nudes in the time of art.
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According to the writing on the wall at the entrance of the room, almost ninety works are exhibited, where you can see more than a century of nudes in Spanish art, from 1870 to 1970. This artistic genre was first developed in other countries.
Works where the individual was represented naturally emerged in modernity, as an opening to the knowledge of the human body and its forms. I remember when I was a student in many academies even real models were painted, both men and women, and I think this is the highest artistic expression.
The human body in its nudity was seen as perfect, that perfection was sought, regardless of how the person was physically. All this comes from the Greek culture and so many others in which human beings have been portrayed and painted in their natural form.
I think that what they wanted to show and what each artist wanted to make known is the beauty of the human being, as a human being in himself, not caring about the shape of the body, but they wanted to express more than what they were painting. The human being as fullness, at least that's what I think, because in reality the physical diversity is so great that I think it refers to more than that.
Through this genre taboos and prejudices were set aside, the human body is beautiful in essence and I put myself in the place of those painters and I think of myself as an artist and I see it that way. In this way the freedom to express this kind of art could reign.
I would look at these paintings and think about the perfection and beauty of the human anatomy and what that entails. It was a time when art was renewed and could express itself freely.
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I remember when I started to learn to paint hands, feet, faces and how difficult that seemed but how beautiful and how perfect the features were, how to maintain a certain symmetry, and parameters for example between the fingers of a hand and each other.
And as you can see, not only women were painted, which was the most common thing, but also men, old people, all kinds of bodies, exploring that beauty and perfection that the artists wanted to achieve or that they were trying to demonstrate. It was a revolution in the expression of art.
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This exhibition is in the temporary exhibition hall at the Museo Carmen Thyssen until 8 March 2025. And it really is fantastic, it is a demonstration of art at a level of perfection of the features and details of the human body.
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Of course I liked the first part of the exhibition much better, which shows more abstract works, but it is all equally valuable. I saw a lot of people at the exhibition and I love that I could see not only older people appreciating this kind of art but also many young people.
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I tried to photograph the works with their respective authors on the side and there were not only paintings but also a lot of sculpture which I liked very much. I could see the respect of the visitors for the works, the distance they had to take from the marked places and especially from the sculptures. This art exhibition was very much appreciated for what it really is.
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As always, at the exit of the museum, there is the museum shop where there were many articles for sale referring to all the exhibitions, both the permanent and the temporary ones, and I saw many things about the latter. I also wanted to highlight some very original items on sale.
On Sundays from 4 p.m. admission is free until closing time and when I left the museum there were still people queuing for admission. I could tell that many of them were tourists going to this temporary exhibition of art of great historical value.
I really enjoyed this tour and seeing each work up close and in detail. It was a great pleasure for me as an artist.
Thank you very much for joining me, I send you all my best regards. See you soon.
Amonet.
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Oh wow, so much nudes in Spain?! what a scandal. I always thought Spain was so conservative π - Very interesting though! Thanks for showing us around.
Every time there is a new art exhibition in this museum I get excited because it has extreme quality and in this case it is something that I learned to paint when I was going to my classes... many years ago, but today I am still in the world of painting, so it makes me happy. Thank you! And yes... the time after Franco was very open, without prejudices. The human figure is beautiful!
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How are you, dear friend @avdesing
I'm glad you were able to attend this art exhibition. What you say about what you learned during your studies is very interesting.
Beautiful shots
Have a lovely afternoon
It is an impressive and beautiful exhibition, thank you very much!π
From Titanic to the hive. Human painting always been a subject of interest for many artist....it was an incredible artwork Collection.....I used to think women always been a subject for such painting, but after walking around with you , my understanding changed....
The human figure is pure art, for the perfection of how it was created and the forms and beauty... I loved this exhibition, it was a lot of works, all very good. Thank you!π
I liked this exhibition, you comment that you liked the previous one better. To be honest, I would go to the first one again and this one I doubt I would go to see it a second time. Although I was intrigued by the photographs. I don't know if there were more, but I liked them enough to go back and see them again until March 8.
Thanks for the visit @avdesign.
What I liked is more the traditional painting than the abstract within the same exhibition.... if there is more hahahaha it is a fabulous exhibition, since I knew it was there I wanted to go but it was the Christmas season....
Will there be photos?
What do you suppose?π€£
Creo que sΓ π€£
Correcto!!! Pero ahora debo ir a la cocina jajaja
Muy bien. Disfruta de una buena tarde π
It's amazing to see how many exhibitions there are in your city, and how great that entry is free.
How great that people of all ages attend, I love the museum shop, there is a great variety of items for sale
Beautiful photographs @avdesing
The shop is beautiful and changes depending on the exhibition, it's great it's free and on a Sunday, it's a nice walk! Thank you!
An exhibition of art that shows how we came into the world and that each body is perfect in its own way, but I must admit that I'm here because I want to meet those two feathered ones that appear near the end π¦β€οΈ haha
You saw them! I knew you would see them, I always meet birds!!!! Thanks Yami!π
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Thank you very much @jlinaresp π
It is true that Greek culture has always given much prominence to the naked body in all its splendor.
many photos express the majesty that has the body great place
It was a great exhibition, pure art. Thank you very much!
Β‘Este es el tipo de arte que puedo apreciar! Si, me falta ampliar un poco mis horizontes pero la rama del hiperrealismo me fascina porque es dificil conseguir esa perfecciΓ³n emulando cada arruga, cada pliegue, cada sombra y cada detalle de la realidad, en este caso, cuerpos humanos. Son bellΓsimos estos cuadros realmente. Los ame. Me hiciste acordar que un pintor de CΓ³rdoba quiso que mi cuΓ±ada posara desnuda para el y ella lo mando a ya sabes donde jajajaja Un lujo Β‘Gracias!
En estos tiempos es complicado eso, porque no se saben las intensiones, pero antes posar era muy habitual y habia modelos especiales para eso, se les pagaba y era un trabajo. Nunca me han pedido eso jajajaja
Las obras son maravillosas!! Gracias reina!π
Oh, we passed by this museum, I saw the poster on the wall but we didn't enter to see the exhibition, it was the locksmith search hahaha and later the castle π but now thanks to you I also saw the works. π
I went on Sunday 22 December, I always go on Sundays and the truth is that the exhibition is spectacular and very large, as well as beautiful! Thank you very much!π
Thank you for taking us once again to the Museo Carmen Thyssen. This exhibition is beautiful and brings together very different ways of recreating nudity.
Oh, how many Sorolla books!
And there is a mug which I loved.... I bought it. The one that represents Salvador DalΓ.
The exhibition was amazing!!! That divine mug and I love the amount of items they specially prepared, one of the most visited museums in Europe. Thank you!!!π
Beautiful and provocative images. It's a nice visual exploration of the human figure π The gift shop also looks wonderful and full of artistic goodies.
It has been a great and very large exhibition of very beautiful works. Thank you very much!π
Hola @avdesing, que recorrido tan interesante por el museo, cada experiencia es un nuevo aprendizaje, una gran exhibiciΓ³n que muestra la belleza y perfecciΓ³n del cuerpo humano dejando de lado los prejuicios.
Feliz fin de semana! π€ππΊπΈ
El arte me fascina y cuando es asΓ de expresivo aΓΊn mΓ‘s. Muchas gracias por tu hermoso comentario, muy buen fin de semana!π
Hi, I would like to have those paintings in my house, nice museum my lady.πππ
Thank you so much Cholito!!π
Thank you!!!π