Akash and the female nude

 

Akash is an artist who lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He works hard to present the world as he sees it on his sketchpad, and the sketches Akash recently sent me are preliminary first steps to paintings. He is very brave too, in the sense that in Dhaka, the nude is not common. So these sketches are also powerful because they are uncommon. 

In most cultures, people like to keep their clothes on. And in Bangladesh, taking your clothes off is a very private affair reserved for bathtubs, showers, and lovers when the light is out. But Akash likes to keep the light on, and he sketches when he can. 

Here are the twenty-three sketches that he just sent me. I like them immensely. Enjoy.