Naked parents (photos)

A family of four, two parents and two children, hold hands standing in a line, all completely naked. The size and shape of the two children is proportional to that of their parents, but their bodies remain true to their age.

The highly realistic sculpture Family Romance (1993) is just as disturbing in its content as in its name. The name implies the notion of a physical relationship between the members of this family, represented at the same size. Charles Ray constructs a critique of the American model of the nuclear family with strong values. Here, modifications of scale imply disruption of the private sphere and the balance of power in the family – the parents become smaller and the children larger, and the romance becomes public.

The artist’s work in the Pinault Collection was shown at the Palazzo Grassi at the “Le Monde vous appartient” (“The World Belongs to You”) exhibition (2011-2012).

Naked Parents: Hidden Lives (Pic:Five)

Did you ever see your parents walk around naked when you were growing up? When I was in high school, one of my friends’ lived in a naked house–you know, mom, dad, kids who often walked around sans clothing like it was no big deal. I don’t think they considered themselves nudists; I just don’t think they liked clothes. It made me wonder about you–and the whole nudity/body image debate…

It’s not part of my culture to be naked in front of my kids. I never saw my parents naked. Nor did we talk about our bodies, unless something was wrong with them. I didn’t know anything about breasts or body hair or how genitalia worked until I figured it out for myself. I’m sure I wasn’t the only kid in my class who did that. But I want my children to talk to me about bodies. All bodies. I want them to ask about my unshaven legs and the on my thighs and the hard ridge above my C-section scar. I want them to know that it’s OK for women to and that social media filters don’t exist in real life. And more than any of that, I want them to come to me for all the advice, education, and reassurance they need as their own bodies develop. I don’t want them to learn to feel ashamed of their bodies, and , because they grew up with a parent who always hid her own body.

It is good to start whole family nudism from the home. Full time naked parents inside home in front of nude teen children are bit challenging in the beginning especially in the case of teen boys, but later it will continue as our life style. More family coming to nudism will definitely encourage the spreading of naturism in the world.