Art collectors seeking contemporary black and white nudes may often look for images that stand out. An image that commands your immediate attention, yet keeps you coming back to explore can be of particular interest.
A voluptuous nude woman lays on the floor, her body bends backwards with her legs over her body and her toes touch the floor past her head. She is isolated in an expanse of featureless gray. Long blonde hair is unfurled from her head along the floor. In her earlobe is a pearl stud earring. At the right edge, her hands lay in a paradoxically relaxed posture. The central contradiction of this image is her peaceful presentation of an unusual pose.
Her pose does nothing in particular to accentuate her sensuality, yet her physical allure is far from concealed. Her athletic performance is a signal to her vitality, flexibility, and exuberance. In this way, the artwork blurs the lines between traditional pinup and more pure aesthetic representations of the human form.
The exuberance of her pose and expression bring a joyful tone to the colorless composition. The scene is also a display of her musculature and flexibility.
The composition consists of a gradient of gray tones and the figure, anchored to the neutral environment by her shadow. Hints of warm sepia invade the spectrum of grays. When viewing contemporary black and white nudes, many collectors trace a path, starting from the first place their eye looks. This is called a visual pathway. A strong visual pathway is one that keeps the viewer interested, revisiting the image for repeated exploration of its details.
As alternatives to this image, also consider a slightly larger monochrome art nude. Or, if you prefer, collect contemporary photography of a colorful outdoor scene.
