The nude series represents Coyer’s exploration of male subjects, providing an alternative to the female nude that has dominated much of art history and contemporary photography.
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The historical context reveals several important patterns:
Ancient periods showed different emphases: For the ancient Greeks, male nudity was considered heroic and sensually pleasing, reflected in their artworks which portray the human body in idealized form Depictions of nudity – Wikipedia. Greek sculpture often featured athletic male bodies as ideals of physical perfection.
The gender imbalance became particularly pronounced in later periods: A striking statistic from museum studies shows that only 4% of modern artists in the Metropolitan Museum of Art are female whilst making up 72% of the nudes in the gallery, with these statistics shifting only slightly by 2012 to 4% women artists and 76% female nudes.
Different historical functions: Female nudes often served different purposes than male nudes. The first female nude, the Venus of Willendorf (circa 28,000–25,000 BCE), is thought to be a fertility deity much like other female nudes of the time Baring it all: a history of the nude | Artfinder. Meanwhile, women were often depicted with seductively large bosoms or exaggerated, child-rearing hips whereas men were created with remarkably athletic physiques Nudity in Art | Rise Art.
So while your female nudes being more common is statistically supported, especially in museum collections, it’s worth noting that male nudes have played significant roles in art history, particularly in classical antiquity and Renaissance periods. The disparity reflects broader patterns of who controlled artistic production and how different genders were conceptualized in art across different eras.