Men series #1 (2026) Original Watercolour by Anna Belousova

Men is part of an ongoing series examining the male body through vulnerability rather than strength or control.

The work is based on self-directed observation and focuses on the body as a fragile, unstable presence. The figure appears elongated and partially dissolving, suspended between tension and exposure. Rather than presenting masculinity as fixed or dominant, the work approaches the male body as permeable, sensitive, and open to transformation.

The image was created using beetroot qnd lemon juice applied like watercolor. This organic material introduces instability into the process itself: the pigment behaves unpredictably, staining and fading in ways that evoke flesh, bruising, fluid, and internal matter. The medium remains alive, carrying traces of decomposition and organic change.

Through this process, the body becomes less an anatomical object than a shifting field of sensations and vulnerability.

Materials used:

beetroot and lemon juce

Details:

• Watercolour on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 25 x 35 x 0.2cm (unframed) / 15 x 34cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Nudes and erotic