What do you Look Like When You're Nude?

At the time of its release, a critic described Marcel Duchamp's painting, "Nude Descending a Staircase" as looking like "an explosion in a shingle factory", (which is a wicked and amazing burn that Duchamp loved.) To be nude in your work - to expose yourself to the public perception - leaves you vulnerable - open to being loved, hated, or worse, ignored. But to be an artist is to take that risk of receiving criticism. You must keep striping off and being vulnerable if you want to continue to express yourself in an authentic way. Watch Behind the Streams and Themes of this episode: https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-ep-20-nude/This is an audio reading of the post "What do you look like when you're nude?" originally published on August 7, 2023. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.https://www.jumpinthestream.com/nude/Support the showAbout Field of StreamsThis podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.' Dip a toe into the stream and sign up for my free ramblings here