![]() ![]() ![]() They appear to be caucasian women in the nude. Let’s take a step back: what’s in these scenes? The subjects are all quite similar. Not what I expected from such simple pieces!īut first thing’s first: record what I see. I noticed interesting commonalities between some of his paintings of nude women that, at least for me, turned into a reeeeally intriguing philosophical dialog with a friend of mine. There are large areas that appear to be almost devoid of texture, but Uglow still manages to convey space, depth, and personality. Euan Uglow (1932 – 2000) was a British painter, and I ran across a few of his works the other day (shout out to Pinterest!). Honestly, it was the flatness that snagged my eye, a quality I do not usually prize in paintings.
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