We could give this painting the one-word review of "alluring", but that would be doing an enormous disservice to artist Audrey Kawaski. All of the individual elements combine to portray a deeply sensual scene; the woman in a state of almost complete undress, the sun setting in the background, the scene straight from nature. But if you can take your eyes away from her from a second, you'll notice that there are ropes hanging from the tree. Could they be intended as nooses?
If we do take them to be nooses, could the theme of the painting then actually become 'temptation'? Temptation is also a part of human nature, and it was under a tree in the Garden of Eden that temptation is said to have risen for the first time. Tales of dangerous, alluring women have been used to tantalize and terrorize men for years, dating back to sirens leading ships onto rocks. Are we looking at a siren under this tree?
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.