{"title":"Censored Nudes","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"surfer-featuring-nathan-collett","title":"Surfer (featuring Nathan Collett)","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e61 x 60 cm \/ 24\" x 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e85 x 84 cm \/ 33\" x 33\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2015\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/surfer-featuring-nathan-collett-1\" title=\"Surfer (featuring Nathan Collett) Limited Edition Canvas\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/surfer-featuring-nathan-collett-2\" title=\"Surfer (featuring Nathan Collett) Limited Edition Print\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/surfer-featuring-nathan-collett-3\" title=\"Surfer (featuring Nathan Collett) Iconic Small print\"\u003eVIEW Iconic Small Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoss Watson's artistic development is plain to see in this breath taking painting which features Nathan Collett, and explores themes relating to nudity and social media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does the bubble represent?  In the context of the series title Censored Nudes the bubble may be a filter that social media companies impose on the depictions of our lives.  Repressing what is not considered socially acceptable, these so called 'community standards' must conform to the parameters that large faceless companies impose on us, in order to engage with their apps.  With an increasing prudishness to such standards, are we becoming a society that doesn't know how to discriminate art versus pornography. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAre our attitudes toward nudity and the human body being influenced by what we can view through Instagram or Facebook?  With an increasing amount of people using these apps for their primary news and information source are we headed down a path where the human form in its purest state is unacceptable?  What do social media companies have to fear by allowing the whole body to be viewed.  And more importantly, why are these standards haphazardly applied?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-accordion-content ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom ui-accordion-content-active\" style=\"display: block;\" id=\"ui-accordion-1-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-accordion-1-header-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Canvas, Limited Edition Print and Small 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The scene is infused with great energy and movement in contrast to the artist's numerous paintings which are both still and contemplative. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe model, Angus Downing, a long term friend of the artist, is depicted doing a handstand in the surf, which provides a dramatic centre-focus within the turbulent ocean.  Brilliantly coloured bubbles float providing a convincing depth to the visual plane.  Like a handstand itself: short-lived, fragile and temporary, the bubbles remind us of how quickly a moment in time can pass us by.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA celebration of playful fun, a snap-shot in time, is captured for eternity in oil. Watson's extra-ordinary skill in rendering complex imagery realistically and authentically is confidently demonstrated in this striking painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-accordion-content ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom ui-accordion-content-active\" style=\"display: block;\" id=\"ui-accordion-1-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-accordion-1-header-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-accordion-content ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom ui-accordion-content-active\" style=\"display: block;\" id=\"ui-accordion-1-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-accordion-1-header-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/handstand-featuring-angus-downing-1\" title=\"Print options for Ross Watson painting of Handstand (featuring Angus Downing)\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18366887133295,"sku":"OOB-Handstand","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/handstand.jpg?v=1542760476"},{"product_id":"spellbound-featuring-nathan-collett","title":"Spellbound (featuring Nathan Collett)","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e47 x 40 cm \/ 18\" x 16\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e68 x 62 cm \/ 27\" x 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2015\u003cbr\u003e Signed lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis breath-taking painting is from Watson's Censored Nudes series features the Australian model Nathan Collett. Standing in bright sunlight, Collett appears spellbound, gazing at the coloured ball - in much the same way as the viewer can get lost in the shiny and seductive detail of the bubble which appears to envelope him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bubble operates as a metaphor for the fleeting physical beauty of youth. 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