Egon Schielle, "Female Nude"
1910, Czech Republic
Watercolor, Indian Ink
44x30cm
Egon Schielle's work challenged the art establishment's sense of tasteful and artistic. His pieces are provocative, sexual and enticing while its strong angular and emaciated characters give the viewer a sense of surreal desire. His works are controversial and strange and often leave the onlooker a bit disturbed, but always are they remembered. This piece in particular is a part of a series of nudes, a common ground for Mr. Schielle, and begs the question "is it art, or is it porn?"
What difference lies between appreciating the human form and desiring the human form? Are the Greek statues not a testament to their blatant homo-eroticism? Are our modern film romances not a showcase of sexual repression and desire? Egon was one of the first to truly push the envelope and insult his audiences while captivating them with his masterfully sketched torsos, detailed genitalia and gorgeous organic line-work. If ever there was a text-book definition for organic line, Egon Schielle would be under its wordage.
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