i model for nude art?

Question

I model for nude art and I've been doing it for a year now. I model for professional artists who sell their art work to various art museums. The thing is though, it's a fairly small art studio with only 15 models including myself ... and I'm the only male model there. I either pose by myself or I'll model in a sensual pose with another model. The artists say that in order to bring to the art it's true message and to make the art look real, I have to penetrate. It takes a tremendous amount of control to remain still during the art sessions when modeling. I was just wondering out of curiousity, are there other artists out there that require the same posing for nude art?

Answer 1

I am sorry but I do not buy it. I am an artist and have painted, sculpt, and drawn many nude models. Also, my wife and I have model for years and know many models. NONE of which ever were asked anything sexual.

Answer 2

No. The whole point of painting a nude body is to appreciate the human body not think of it in the way people do of porn. Artists see the human body as the perfect figure to draw. It is said in art world that if you can master the human body than you can draw anything. Its hard to understand for non-artists but artists really do have a different view of the world than others. They are going to look at the human body as something beautiful to draw not something sexual. Its similar to how doctors view the human body. When they are working with a patient human nudity is not a big deal. They look at it with a very different mind than they do when they are with their husband or wife. They have a brain of a doctor, not of a horny man or woman. A breast is just a breast in the doctors office. Only their wife's breasts turn them on.... Its the same thing with artists. The human body is viewed much differently than normal. To me there is nothing wrong with modeling nude.

Answer 3

As an artist myself, who used to paint nude modles, I can tell you that line they use is BS, they just want to see some action.

i have never once heard of any artist demanding that kind of behaviour. (maybe Maplethorp?)

I have even seen a male model leave a session due to a little 'excitement' down there, he left the room for several minutes and returned when things 'settled down'

It sounds like quite the awkward situation, and i wish you all the best.

i would suggest responding to such a request by saying "Your supposed to be creative, with a good imagination. just IMAGINE what that should look like!"

Answer 4

Many artists work off of photos and live models. If the artist needs that much realism, let him/her take a picture to refer to while "creating."

Answer 5

you are ridiculous....