Contemporary male nude.

The nude, as a form of visual art that focuses on the unclothed human figure, is an enduring tradition in Western art.

It was a preoccupation of Ancient Greek art, and after a semi-dormant period in the Middle Ages returned to a central position with the Renaissance.

Over the years, people have had different views on nude arts. Nude paintings bring out both the negative and positive sides of the body.

They remind us that the body can be innocent or fleshly, beautiful or bizarre, making us choose sides by our own opinion of nakedness.

On the other hand, artists can learn what lies underneath clothing to make better art pieces, even with clothed human art.

These paintings also help us appreciate ourselves, particularly our bodies, their beauty, strength, and unity from people of all walks of life.