Art?

I had a hard time finding the cover for Life Studies by Susan Vreeland.  The other covers are easy to find. Not the cover of my stories. So, I'm showing a cover of an audio. I will also add the cover of the book on Susan Vreeland's website and on a book site. Are we beginning, to or have we always censored Art? Some museum sculptures have made me turn away with a bashful smile. However, this cover is one I happen to like, and I don't feel the apron strings of the Victorian Age tied around me.

The lady shown on the cover is admirable. She is brave enough to sit comfortably in the style she chooses, naked, and read a book. Were her venetian blinds tightly shut? Did she pose for a painting and regret it later on after she started another chore? Her character leaves me guessing about her thoughts. What makes a woman so relaxed? And in what room is she? The robes are lovely. Her robes look like an expensive Japanese fabric. Her robes fall as easily as her body.

Have we become like that earlier age where we're afraid to appreciate the world around us?  It's fear that our sexuality will become an issue. Perhaps, we have never gotten pass the nudity of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden? Was that innocence, or something else?

And what does the other cover tell about women? This one shows a redhead. Is she passionate? Brave? Rebellious?  Shy? I think there is a meme titled  Cover Reveal. I will have to visit that page. Because now I'm beginning to appreciate why covers are chosen for Literature. I also would like to know who chooses the cover. Is it the full decision of the author, the editor, who?

Thankfully, I have read other books by this author: The Forest Lover, The Passion of Artemisia, Luncheon of The Boating Party, The Girl With The Pearl Earring, etc. The covers of these other novels make my toes curl. I find myself wanting a coffee table book or a visit to the museum where I can just sit and think about the thoughts of the artist and listen to my thoughts in silence. www.svreeland.com/