I like it

I would love to own it

This painting has been removed from a London exhibition because it was deemed to be “too pornographic and disgusting” according to the artist, Leena McCall.

 

The painting was selected by the Society for Womens Artists for the exhibition and after a charity evening and private viewing; it was removed before opening to the public. Ms McCall is known for painting on the subject of female sexual and erotic identity and the picture is of her friend entitled Portrait of Ms Ruby May, Standing.

 

The painting features the model smoking a pipe and wearing a fur-trimmed vest and short trousers, unbuttoned to reveal her cleavage and a strip of black pubic hair.

 

In a statement, the Mall Gallery said: “As an educational arts charity, the federation has a responsibility to its trustees and to the children and vulnerable adults who use its galleries and learning centre. After a number of complaints regarding the depiction of the subject and taking account of its location en route for children to our learning centre, we requested the painting was removed.”

 

I’m not the biggest lover of art in the world but I know what I like and I like this. The artist has definitely caught Ms May sexuality the picture oozes it. From her look to her pose, you can feel it and the tantalising cleavage some may wish for the button or stitch to pop whereby I love the fact it hasn’t. Even the shorts add to the eroticism of the painting. The most disturbing thing about this picture is not the obvious cleavage and pubic hair but the fact she has a pipe in her mouth.