黑料不打烊

Through the ages the human figure has appeared in portraits, and has been used to tell stories or express beliefs. For artists, representing the human figure means more than simply reproducing a likeness of a person. A portrait or sculpture can also capture and express the artist's special view about the subject. Such art can make us feel sympathy, amusement, identification, pity, or even adoration. Ultimately, the human body as a subject in art is used less as a manifestation of real life than as portrayal of ideals of beauty and its evolution serves as a cultural mirror of the times. The overwhelming predominance of the human figure is due: first, to its immense emotional importance as an object of desire, love, and fear, etc. and, second, to its inexhaustible subtlety and variety of form and expression. The body, not just in its physical form, but comprising thoughts, emotions and desires, and a capacity to influence other people, has been a powerful source of inspiration for artists through the centuries. This exhibition brings to light some such explorations of the human body from many genres.