Two nude models, one male, one female, were the undisputed focus of about 100 pairs of eyes in an exhibition room at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre yesterday.
Despite a display of scores of paintings and pictures of nude subjects, the audience of mostly middle-aged men was intent on seeing the drawing of nude models.
The room was mostly quiet except for the sound of pens rendering their subjects on paper. The models changed posture every five minutes to allow artists to experiment with new aspects of the human body.
However, a few youngsters were heard muttering and laughing as one posture was described as Olympic style.
Simon Cheung, model and chairman of the Body Arts Association, said he was happy the exhibition was being held in Hong Kong, because successfully applying for a venue for the event was not easy.
'It is not easy to organise an exhibition about nude arts,' he said. 'We have tried so many times to apply for a venue and our applications are always classed by the administration as unsuitable. Our application succeeded finally when I said that I would seek a judicial review.'