Artist Poppy Baynham tells Sky News the discussion around the painting was 'all an artist dreams of' and that 'only supportive people' turned up to a public meeting to discuss the controversy.
A painting of a nude woman with her legs open has prompted a police visit to an art gallery in Mid Wales. The painting is on display in the window of The Table in Hay-on-Wye, Powys. Warning: The image below shows the painting According to gallery owner Val Harris, the police have asked her to remove the painting under the Public Order Act, but she has refused to do so. Ms Harris told Sky News the response the painting had received from some people was 'shocking' and 'rather sad'.
Some of the complaints were read out in a public meeting on Thursday afternoon, called so people could ask questions about the artwork. One complaint was that the painting was 'not suitable for children', while another described it as 'very sexualised'. Baynham told Sky News it was 'only supportive people' who attended the meeting after the complaints had been made. 'I think everyone who didn't like the painting was just a bit scared to show their faces obviously.
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