Standing Male Nude 1895

Editor: Here we have Denman Waldo Ross's "Standing Male Nude." It’s a sketch, seemingly unfinished, and rendered in muted tones. It feels classical, almost like a fragment from antiquity. What do you make of it? Curator: It's interesting, isn’t it? The artist invites us into the process of creation, the act of seeing and translating. There’s a certain vulnerability, perhaps, in laying bare not just the subject, but the very scaffolding of art-making itself. It's like glimpsing the artist's mind at work. Do you see what I mean? Editor: Yes, I appreciate the "scaffolding of art-making" perspective. I see now how it pulls you in. Thanks. Curator: My pleasure. Hopefully, it encourages us to look at everything with a new perspective.