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AMEN: A Prayer for the World

November 11, 2014December 8, 2016Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

AMEN: A PRAYER FOR THE WORLD is on exhibit in New York at the Cathedral of St. John the Devine, now through November 23rd. It is one of the artistic programs of CARAVAN, which was started in 2009 in Cairo, Egypt as an interfaith arts festival, and which has since grown into a global effort to encourage bridge-building […]

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Life Drawing at ARTSY Meetup #2

July 4, 2014April 6, 2016Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

I joined the staff and guests of ARTSY.net for a Sketch MeetUp. I’ve been looking for a chance to use the APP Procreate to create a video from a LIVE Life Drawing class. This is my first experience trying to keep pace with a series of 5, 10 and 20 minute poses.

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Life Drawing at ARTSY Meetup #3

July 4, 2014April 6, 2016Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

Back at ARTSY’s headquarters for another Sketch MeetUp, where I can work with my favorite APP: Procreate. Tonight’s model was a lovely Italian woman named Izaskun. I created this video with several short poses and one long pose at the end.

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Painting the Nude with Procreate

May 4, 2014January 11, 2018Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

Jeffrey Wiener, publisher of TheGreatNude.tv and an artist himself uses the APP Procreate on the iPad Air to make a movie from a Life Drawing featuring the model Jenny.

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Janet A. Cook at Dacia Gallery

April 25, 2014August 30, 2018Janet CookComment(0)

https://youtu.be/VpQT3ZjU8aA Janet A. Cook’s solo show at Dacia Gallery “Ars longa vita brevis” features a number of lovely, colorful paintings of the female form. See these beautiful works and watch the interview with Janet Cook on opening night.

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Great Nudes at the Armory Show, NYC

March 25, 2014December 5, 2018Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

TheGreatNude.tv was roaming the floors of this behemoth of an Art Fair, seeking out the great nudes among the contemporary and modern art on display. This whirlwind tour by video takes you through the galleries showing paintings, drawings, sculptures and multi-media art works that feature the nude figure.

Sketch Sessions Videos

Life Drawing at ARTSY Meetup #1

March 4, 2014December 3, 2016Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

Above: Sketches #1, #2 and #3 I joined the staff and guests of ARTSY.net for a Sketch MeetUp. I’ve been looking for a chance to use the APP Procreate to create a video from a LIVE Life Drawing class. This is my first experience trying to keep pace with a series of 5, 10 and […]

Exhibitions Reviews Videos

Scott Goodwillie at Tazza Gallery

February 27, 2014April 6, 2016Scott GoodwillieComment(0)

Artist and Editor Scott Goodwillie has been producing wild, intense dream-like paintings for decades. He’s even had a museum show. His recent solo show at TAZZA Gallery was a visual treat, and held several of his major works. We attended the opening, and will give you a closer look at some of these paintings. We […]

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Martha Erlebacher: RETROSPECTIVE

October 6, 2013December 5, 2018Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

Martha Erlebacher: RETROSPECTIVE at NEW YORK ACADEMY of ART Originally published November, 2013 Publisher Jeffrey Wiener and I went downtown to NYCs famed New York Academy of Art, to view and capture on video a retrospective of Martha Mayer Erlebacher, who passed away earlier this year. She was a beloved artist, an amazingly talented realist painter, and […]

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Leah Poller: Mirrors of the Soul

September 25, 2013April 6, 2016Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

Leah Poller: Mirrors of the Soul @ Knox Gallery Video Review by Jeffrey Wiener Harlem-based Sculptor Leah Poller has a wonderful collection of figurative works on exhibit at the Knox Gallery in Harlem, up until November 9th. Poller’s figurative works are synonymous with portraiture, and whether drawn from Life or from her own mind, her […]

Sketch Sessions Videos

iPad Demonstration at Sherry Camhy’s Gallery

June 11, 2013January 11, 2018Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

http://youtu.be/kUkkq5HL6d8 In this video, I’m drawing the male nude in a series of 10-15 minute poses. I’m using the iPad Air, the APP Procreate, and a Wacom stylus. This model is lean and sinewy. I am using a rough cross-hatch technique for a rhythmic feel on the playback of the video.

Art Fairs Exhibitions Videos

TheGreatNude at the Contemporary Art Fair NYC, 2012

October 27, 2012December 3, 2016Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

TheGreatNude presented Sketch Sessions to the public at the Contemporary Art Fair NYC, held at the Jacob Javits Center, Oct. 19, 20 and 21, 2012. This video gives an overview to the fair and the figurative artists exhibiting there.TheGreatNude presented Sketch Sessions to the public at the Contemporary Art Fair NYC, held at the Jacob […]

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Rodin: Intimate Works at Jill Newhouse Gallery

October 27, 2012December 3, 2016Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

Rodin created some of the most memorable and iconic nudes of the 19th century. Recently, Jill Newhouse Gallery presented for sale a marvelous small collection of drawings and small sculptures from this French master. Join us for an intimate tour of these Rodin masterpieces with Gallery owner Jill Newhouse.

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Interview with Collector Howard Tullman

September 27, 2012December 3, 2016Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

Interviews at New York Academy of Art and Chicago For the past few decades, the Figurative Arts have had few champions in the marketplace like collector Howard Tullman. This Chicago entrepreneur has been buying art for over 40 years and has amassed one of the largest collections of nudes I’ve ever seen. Tullman also supports […]

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Beyond Rodin: New Directions in Contemporary Figurative Sculpture

September 25, 2012August 31, 2018Bob ClyattComment(0)

The Rye Arts Center, Rye New York Curated by Bob Clyatt Early in the summer of 2012, right outside the boundaries of “The City” with all it’s contemporary galleries, at the Rye Arts Center in Rye, New York, a collection of high-quality artworks curated by sculptor Bob Clyatt was presented to the world. Beyond Rodin: […]

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Jeff Muhs: The Origin of Nymphs

July 8, 2012December 5, 2018Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

Showing at Lyons Wier Gallery are the icon-infused works of Long Island native Jeff Muhs. Aptly named The Origin of Nymphs, these large works are part of a larger series Muhs is developing entitled Another History. When approaching the Gallery, and at first glance, these luscious, richly-painted canvases seem to be enlarged, out-of-focus photographs of […]

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Chambliss Giobbi: Seven Deadly Sins

December 8, 2011December 5, 2018Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

Chambliss Giobbi’s show at 101 Exhibit, a spacious, hip gallery in Miami’s Design District, is entitled The Seven Deadly Sins, and I am thrilled to see Giobbi take on this time-honored Christian theme of the primary vices. Giobbi has shown small works with TheGreatNude in the past, and I’ve seen some of his larger pieces […]

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TheGreatNude at the Contemporary Art Fair NYC, 2011

November 27, 2011December 5, 2018Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

TheGreatNude.tv presented 6 of its writers/artists in an exhibition at our booth at the Contemporary Art Fair NYC at the Jacob Javits Center. We also presented a series of Life-drawing events that featured a live model and drawing supplies for the public. Artist Sherry Camhy, a popular teacher here in New York, and Publisher/Artist Jeffrey […]

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TheGreatNude at the Governors Island Art Fair

August 27, 2011January 11, 2018Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

The Third Annual Governor’s Island Art Fair, organized by 4Heads, is a carnival-like event held each weekend on Governor’s Island during the month of September. Over one hundred exhibitors are using the rooms inside the former barracks of this U.S. Coast Guard property, their home in the middle of New York harbor up until only […]

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Recreating “Birth of Venus”

September 28, 2009December 5, 2018Jeffrey WienerComment(0)

In 2008, with the launch of TheGreatNude, we set about “recreating” famous Nudes to generate a some of our first videos. Here’s a re-release of one of our first of those videos, a Life-painting session where we attempt to recreate Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” with my guest, italian artist Giorgio Casu. This is HANDY CAM pre-HD […]

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