In the Paint and Sculpture I section, wall after wall, there were many lovely works of art. But the work of art that has captured my eye is called Bather by Pablo Picasso. The reason this oil painting caught my eye is not only because of the visual of how the female body is portrayed but also the description that came with it. In the description, the words that jumped out at me were ‘challenging pictorial conventions of beauty’ which made me revisit the painting. While analyzing the female body, I could not help but point out what is considered “flaws” in this society or specifically in the media, such as the way her limbs are not in proportion or the way she slouches and doesn’t watch her figure. This made me wonder if this is the response that Picasso was hoping for regarding challenging pictorial conventions of beauty. I personally think this painting of a nude female is definitely different, but also vaguely intriguing. I say vaguely intriguing because I am not sure what it is of the painting that encapsulates me. People may either agree or disagree with my opinion but I believe, in the end, it is hard to judge this painting and whether Picasso’s painting did a good job or bad job challenging conventional beauty because beauty is in the eye of the beholder.