Figure Work
Subtitle: The Nude and Life Modelling in New Zealand Art
Publisher: Univ of Otago Pr
Published: February 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781877276378
Subjects: History Of Art / Art & Design Styles; Individual artists; Nudes depicted in art; Women in art; General; Art; New Zealand; Artists' models; Figure painting; Nude in art
Description: This richly illustrated volume examines the significance of the nude in New Zealand art. Chesterman describes how the tradition of life drawing and painting has developed from its introduction by European settlers to the present day. She also discusses changing social attitudes towards the nude and the experience of being a life model. The text is based upon the author's thesis at the University of Auckland.