THE PAINTINGS OF VALERIIA KOZHUKHOVALong before museums, art academies, or Instagram existed,
human beings were already painting, sculpting, and drawing the female body.
We have turned it into a symbol of fertility, motherhood, beauty, desire, power, sin, or freedom, depending on the era and on who was holding the brush. It has appeared on cave walls, in ancient sculptures, frescoes, paintings, photographs, and now on digital screens as well.
And this fascination has never belonged exclusively to men.
For centuries, men and women have tried to understand and portray a body capable of expressing so much without saying a single word. An arched back, crossed legs, or the curve of a hip can convey intimacy, vulnerability, strength, or desire, depending entirely on the artist’s perspective.
Perhaps that is why we keep coming back to it. The female body offers endless possibilities and, no matter how many times it has been portrayed,
it never runs out of things to say as an artistic subject. Every era interprets it in its own way, and every artist finds something different to express through it.
Artist
Valeriia Kozhukhova continues that tradition through paintings, watercolors, and digital artwork featuring nude women or women portrayed in intimate and sensual poses.
In her work, eroticism does not depend on showing everything. Sometimes a pose, a glance, a shadow, or a handful of strokes is enough to awaken something in the viewer.
The body becomes a model, a landscape, and a language all at once.
The tools, styles, and places where we view art have changed, but the fascination remains untouched.
We have spent thousands of years trying to turn the female body into art, and we still have not finished looking at it.
# View images and videos
GTA VI. Lucia’s phone. ❤️
instagram.com/nocturn.psd
THE NUDE ART OF ALEXIS PAOLESCHI. PART 1Alexis Paoleschi is a French photographer specializing in
Nude Art, known for a style that combines elegance, minimalism, and a deep sensitivity toward the human figure.
In his work, the body isn’t presented simply as something to be admired, but as
an expressive element that changes completely depending on the light, shadows, framing, and the space surrounding it. Sometimes he reveals; other times, he merely suggests. And that’s precisely where his photographs find their strength.
His work is also built on trust and respect for the person being photographed. That connection allows him to move away from rigid poses and create images that feel much more natural, intimate, and expressive.
Narrowing down the photographs for this post wasn’t easy because
we had so many, and every one of them deserved to be shared. So instead of leaving a bunch of them out, we decided to divide Paoleschi’s work into two parts.
Today, we’re publishing the first one.
Tomorrow, we’ll be back with a second selection.
# View the photos
This could be one of the 14 million outcomes Strange talked about.