The Art Thread
 

This is the portrait by Aleah Chapin entitled Auntie which has won this year's BP portrait award - see its not just us on OCC that look at naked older women!!! Porn or Art - Art or Porn? What do you think? If you want to see it, it's in the National Portrait gallery (London for you non Brits) from the 21st of June.

Please leave your views and comments

I hope...
 

When I get to be that age, that my wife will still look as good. Something about her look. I don't know if it's her facial expression, or her breasts, or the way she covers herself. Makes me want to wrap one arm around her waist, and one around her shoulders and just hold her.
I say it's art. I like it.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

Art gives me a rise in my mind and soul. Porn gives me a rise in my pants.

This is art.

Compare "Auntie" to Lucian Freud's "Benefits Supervisor Resting" - what do you prefer?

Lucien Freud makes every woman look ugly.

Ummm, lemme think....
 

I didn't want to be the one to say it but, that second pic is not so pretty.

Well - pretty was never Freud's style - wait for this

Another painting of the same woman: Benefits Supervisor Sleeping sold for -----wait for it------

The painting held the world record for the highest price paid for a painting by a living artist, of US$33.6 million (£17.2 million).

Is she a bit prettier now?

If contemporary art doesn't do it for you - what about Victorian erotica -

Tepidarium by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

This one, I like!
 

Voluptuous curves are great!

from theatermuseum wienna
photo by me