Fantasy Quote by Susan Sontag

Hitherto the nude has always been represented in poses which presuppose an audience. But my women are simple, honest creatures who are concerned with…

— Edgar Degas

Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must…

— Man Ray

No nude, however abstract, should fail to arouse in the spectator some vestige of erotic feeling... The desire to grasp and be united with…

— Kenneth Clark

The nude does not simply represent the body, but relates it, by analogy, to all structures that have become part of our imaginative experience.

— Kenneth Clark

These days any self-respecting exhibition of nude photos has to have pornographically explicit images to prove that they are works of art.

— Geoff Dyer

I grew up studying classic painters. They certainly didn't shy away from nudes. I don't find anything morally reprehensible about it. I think it…

— Anne Hathaway

The best introduction by far to representation of the human figure in art. The Nude is a beautifully written work of sophisticated connoisseurship that…

— Camille Paglia

“Nude paintings and sculptures are called "art" only in the museums.. Outside of the museums, It is "Absurdity" and "Vulgarity". To respect your own…

— Himmilicious

For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not.…

— Toyin Odutola

The very idea of the nude is only a neutralization of a primitive and violent act.

— Pierre Klossowski

Though some will try to deny it, I believe that every woman, at some time in her life, has had or will have the…

— Bunny Yeager

I did some artistic nudes when I was I 8 with a French-Canadian photographer while I was modeling. They were beautiful shots, and they…

— Lexa Doig