Nude Naked.docx

Cano, Jason Kidd B.

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Undressing by Ben Cabrera BenCab Museum, Baguio City NUDE Based on John Berger’s explanations, I classify this artwork as nude because what I initially imagined after seeing this was an image of a woman undressing in front of me. I imagined that the artist was creating this to show an undressing woman (hence the title). Based on the descriptions of nude by Berger, the artist (a man) acts, and the woman (subject) appears. The immediate focus is also toward the woman’s body, and might be a depiction of a man’s fantasies because the body has perfect curves and shape.

Nude by E. Aguilar Cruz Yuchengco Museum, Makati City NAKED This one is named “Nude” so initially classified this one as nude as well. The woman is noticeably posing for someone as well. However, I realized that the subject seems to not really care about her spectators. What I thought about this artwork is that the woman is confident about showing her body. She is comfortable with her body, despite her belly folds and other flaws. She is not posing to be viewed as a sexual object, but as a woman who is comfortable with her own body.