Vanessa H ‘Versu‘ by Platon Averin
At the visual banquet that is Met Art, nude photo galleries are the main course, and HD erotic videos are side dishes. A quick look at the “menu” proves my point — as I write these words there are 12,402 photo sets offered, compared to “only” 1,038 movies. Pictorials will always be the signature offering at Met Art, but I expect to see more and more emphasis placed on movies in the months and years to come. And after watching “Versu” I can only say this is a very good thing!
There’s been some discussion in the comments lately about the value of seeing a model in street clothes, prior to, or after seeing her nude. Director Platon Averin has seen fit to introduce us to his subject when she’s wearing denim short-shorts, a black tank top, and flat sandals — perfect. And this girl, Vanessa H, needs no more than that to show us exactly how cute and appealing she is. Fully dressed and in a public park, she has my undivided attention from the start. The idea — to call it a “story” would be to exaggerate — is that Vanessa is an artist out for a day of sketching. In the park she delights when a squirrel spontaneously runs across the lawn, and Averin’s camera tours her clothed body while she draws in her sketchbook.
Next we’re transported to a forest at the edge of a vast, placid lake. Vanessa H still has her pencils and paper, but now she’s dressed only in a white blouse. The body barely concealed by that solitary garment is trim and shapely, a nubile treat. And Vanessa H has a lovely, warm, engaging personality — she directs a lot of playful eye-contact at the camera, to the viewer’s benefit.
Vanessa strolls down to the water’s edge, eventually removes her blouse, plays and poses in the shallow water, then gets “dressed” and returns from whence she came. I only hope she comes back soon. I also look forward to more from director Averin — his mastery of the moving picture medium makes a “side dish” like “Versu” extremely appetizing!
Art Nude Models: Met Art information.
