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Nudity - Art or an Excuse for Porn?

I sometimes wonder why if someone gives a nude picture the title of 'art' that its okay for little children to see it, but if it is given the title 'Playboy' it is porn?

What is even more strange is if it involves a historic theme like rape or two lovers or a kiddnapping it is considered art if it is before the 18th century, but now the same art work would be considered hideous?

Its funny how man rationalises things. I am not for porn nor artistic nude. What are your thoughts? Justify it without being explicit. Thanks.

Porn Excuse or Art Nudity

Well, I have seen old paintings of the 18th century or older with some 'nudity' on (of course, not the exageration of ALL their bodies uncover) I personally don't think it's wrong, I mean I don't cover my mouth and say 'Oh my goodness!' I think it pretty comical actually BUT it always depend in what kind of painting and theme we are talking about, that's why I DO NOT agree with ALL paintings showing partial nudity on them.

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I don't like the idea of nude art, and whilst I wouldn't say that it is an excuse for pornography, I would say that it gives people who want to be exhibitionists with their body an excuse to label it as art and have it accepted under this title.

I think that it would be awful say I went into somebodys house and they had nude art work hung on their wall of their wife/husband/partner, that would just be embarrassing all round..in my opinion.

Porn Excuse or Art Nudity

Well, that brings it to a whole new level, because it is no longer of a stranger or historic depiction but just a picture of prostituting your (Plural form) body. It is almost like saying - "Well, this is what I got, this what I see that you cannot see for real, but here is a taste - look and envy".

Porn Excuse or Art Nudity

Of late I've seen the gay community showing but naked men on posters and stuff and they don't even call it art. I think people are generally becoming more desensitized to any kind of n-dity.

Nudity - Art or an Excuse for Porn?

It all depends on the artist and how he is designing his works, if it was traditional nude art like the ones you see in history, then I will understand. However if it's not like that but for the sole purpose of pornography and to show off then obviously no.

Nudity Art or Excuse Porn

This is a hard subject because art is in the mind of the person who is producing it. To it is what they are trying to convey can we say that the artist had porn on their mind or where they trying to convey a message through the use of a nude body? Since the way art is viewed differently from one year to another makes it hard to decide what is art this year and what is art the next year. Either way it is not a easy decision or choice.

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I don't see anything wrong with displaying the human form in all it's natural beauty, it's about context. A painting of partially clad ladies bathing in a stream wouldn't be considered pornographic to me. A painting of A woman seductively reclined is different. A natural beautiful image containing nudity and something created to invoke lust are worlds apart for me.