The naked truth about teaching the art of the nude
6 art professors in ‘Nude 2009' share what it takes to learn how to present the human body
By Amy Wilson awilson1@herald-leader.com
Let's face it, everyone knows how to look at naked people and at the paintings of beautiful, intriguing or shocking nudes, especially when they're in museums and galleries and big-deal shows, such as Nude 2009, the 23rd year of the Nude International, starting this week in Lexington. But who teaches these artists to paint the nude human figure?
2008 in the arts: Apprehension and applause
We've all had it with 2008, a year that could never generate enough good news to overshadow the bad. In Central Kentucky, the arts generated a steady stream of headlines about excellence and innovation. But they were also obscured by the financial cloud that seems to cover everything. So, here are the top Central Kentucky arts stories of 2008, and we'll get the bad news out of the way first.
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