Robust, voluptuous, and sexually frank, the works in Tête-à-Tête showcase Caland’s outré sense of humor and vivacity. Huguette Caland, "Bribes de corps (Body Bits)" (1973), oil on linen, 60 x 60 ...

DUBAI: Whether as object or subject, the female form has been central to visual art for as long as representational art has been attempted. Four variations on this ever-mutable theme can be found in ...

In America, a typical bachelorette party involves cocktails, dancing and for the more adventurous, a strip club visit. But in Australia, bachelorettes often find themselves drawing a “gorgeous, naked, ...

We've started seeing more female superheroes in the mainstream over the past few years, thanks to demand from women who were tired of being portrayed only as sidekicks. But unfortunately, these ...

How a rarely-seen drawing of the Three Graces by Raphael reveals the era's ideas about nudity, modesty, shame – and the artist's genius. It's part of an exhibition, Drawing the Italian Renaissance – ...

Mathematicians have discovered that there is no exact formula for the “perfect” female body. A study recently published in Scientific Reports challenges long-standing assumptions about the most ...

Imagine asking a classroom full of elementary school students to draw a scientist. Now try to guess how many of them would sketch a female or male scientist. In the decade that spanned 1966 to 1977, ...