nudity in art?
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According to that thinking, all nudity would be permissive. God's design may have been intended a certain way, but it did not stay that way. The world fell into sin, and changed the perspective. When they received 'awareness' they saw a wrongness in being nude in front of each other. That has not changed. We are not in a renewed world or mind. We are still in a fallen world, and under the curse of sin. We cannot pretend to live in Gods original intended plan until sin is removed from the earth.
Personally i think the idea that a nude in an 'art' base is ok, but nude in a lewd sense is not acceptable is silly. They're both nude. Calling one art doesn't make it less nude. Nude is nude, whether its a porn flick or a 'tasteful art picture', either way i don't want to see some guys junk or whatever else.
Personally i think the idea that a nude in an 'art' base is ok, but nude in a lewd sense is not acceptable is silly. They're both nude. Calling one art doesn't make it less nude. Nude is nude, whether its a porn flick or a 'tasteful art picture', either way i don't want to see some guys junk or whatever else.
ok. i think there's a pretty varied opinion here about it. @agirlandherguitar -yeah some of that stuff sounds atrocious. i do know how out-there artists can be. if you think you want to offer an opinion on a specific piece, please private message me.
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LOL! i think about it sometimes 
on especially hot days. lol.
on especially hot days. lol.
I'm not sure when or how it became acceptable in American culture for women (sorry but that's all I see doing this) to go out in public wearing pajama bottoms so thin,you can clearly see they are wearing nothing else...perhaps a bra,if yer lucky & either flip flops or my personal fav...bedroom slippers. Really? REALLY??? is it so bad you can't take 5 seconds to throw a pair of jeans on??? NOW THAT'S ART! lol
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Nekked art is distracting (to me) in a non-sexual way.
One of my sisters is an artist, and while I think she is very good at what she does, it seems that at least half of her pieces (paintings, sketches, sculptures) need to put some clothes on. Because when I look at them, all I can think is, "Poor girl is gonna freeze to death" or "Wow, she'd look great in a red dress".
Basically, I just completely miss the point of the piece.
Also, just like the guys don't want to see another's guy's um, junk...I don't really want to see another woman's various woman bits in all their nekked glory.
One of my sisters is an artist, and while I think she is very good at what she does, it seems that at least half of her pieces (paintings, sketches, sculptures) need to put some clothes on. Because when I look at them, all I can think is, "Poor girl is gonna freeze to death" or "Wow, she'd look great in a red dress".
Basically, I just completely miss the point of the piece.
Also, just like the guys don't want to see another's guy's um, junk...I don't really want to see another woman's various woman bits in all their nekked glory.
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Lol... Love the last sentence ....
I understand ... And good points ... I dont have control over everyone else's mind ... Heck I didn't even have control over my own about this subject.. I use to be like judge Judy on it because of childhood issues. I really had nothing to do with changing my mind about it except get into agreement with god and His original plan for us .. he transformed my thinking .. to keep the peace and because of the fall you correctly stated , certainly I wouldn't go running around like that .. however it is not impossible for mans mind not to go back to Gods original plan ... He uses the fall as an excuse not too let God transform his thinking or view of it .. God never changes ....I can tell you , had it not been for God .. Nudity wouldn't exist for me...
That's how affected or should i say "infected" my mind was .. Good points ...and good your pointing out other aspects as well
we need all the information put out there since people are coming from different places ... thumbs up st ugly ..I agree with your perspective on it ..
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it is about the ceremony... to maintain reverence and holiness focus of the ceremony. if say... God didn't specify no steps up... and that is what was done.... SOME people might see under the skirts and SOME of those people might be distracted (in what ever way their thoughts led) from the CEREMONY..ie., loose focus. No different than if I had to sit in front of a fat pastor wearing too small a shirt pulling at the buttons and his belly showing thru... distracting... I 'd hafta go buy him a bigger shirt right after!
NOWHERE in the bible is there a principal of NEVER SEE NAKEDNESS.... the chasm here is immaturity coupled with legalism and mature freedom in Christ. I hope you bridge that chasm sometime in the future as you continue in faith... not everybody does.
NOWHERE in the bible is there a principal of NEVER SEE NAKEDNESS.... the chasm here is immaturity coupled with legalism and mature freedom in Christ. I hope you bridge that chasm sometime in the future as you continue in faith... not everybody does.
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OK - I chimed in with this thread, voting "yes."
"Venus" and Michaelangelo's "David" have been mentioned as classics regarding this subject. But I also believe that nudity is valid as art in modern works as well.
One example is when I was teaching, an incredibly talented art teacher showed me a work of hers - a nude charcoal (she is known for this medium) of herself. It was anything but erotic. Her stance and facial expression showed her as hardened by life's experiences. It was actually very disturbing....not the kind of art that one puts on the living room wall, but art nonetheless.
Still, there are some who would get "turned on" by this. Does some getting all pervy over a modern nude art work or even David and Venus, for that matter, invalidate the work as art? I don't think so. I think artist's intent needs to be considered.
"Venus" and Michaelangelo's "David" have been mentioned as classics regarding this subject. But I also believe that nudity is valid as art in modern works as well.
One example is when I was teaching, an incredibly talented art teacher showed me a work of hers - a nude charcoal (she is known for this medium) of herself. It was anything but erotic. Her stance and facial expression showed her as hardened by life's experiences. It was actually very disturbing....not the kind of art that one puts on the living room wall, but art nonetheless.
Still, there are some who would get "turned on" by this. Does some getting all pervy over a modern nude art work or even David and Venus, for that matter, invalidate the work as art? I don't think so. I think artist's intent needs to be considered.
thanks catherder. i agree. i feel like there's a time and a place to be laid bare...so to speak. and i think art is one of those places. thanks for sharing. i can tell it's a bit of a hot button issue by the way some of you guys are responding...with defensiveness.
but that says to me that nudity is not something you (the anti's) are able to look out without it affecting you. i suppose it's simply not the same for everyone. naked i came from my mother's womb and naked i shall depart.
but that says to me that nudity is not something you (the anti's) are able to look out without it affecting you. i suppose it's simply not the same for everyone. naked i came from my mother's womb and naked i shall depart.
I don't really see anyone being defensive or abrasive. You asked for opinions, and you're going to get both sides, sometimes passionately.
I think there have been some very good points brought up, on both sides. I don't quite know what I think yet so it's been nice to read the input from both viewpoints.
I think there have been some very good points brought up, on both sides. I don't quite know what I think yet so it's been nice to read the input from both viewpoints.
I think I'll agree with you on this point. Nudity does not belong in a holy setting where our focus should be on God. Now we're not told if when David danced he was completely naked, though it hints at that. We don't know if it was wrong per se. I agree that it depends on the situation in which the nudity is presented. I've seen Schindler's List and I'm not enticed by the nudes in the concentration camp scene.
I believe that partial nudity in art is harmless most of the time. But, again, it depends on the depravity of the audience in this fallen world. I've seen women gawk at a man's hip flexors because of what they hinted was below them. So it's not that men are depraved and women are innocent in this regard.
I know that God in Isaiah 20 commanded Isaiah to walk around nude. I don't believe God would order one to do something sinful. But the purpose was not, "Look how tasteful Isaiah is." The purpose was, "so the king of Assyria will lead away stripped and barefoot the Egyptian captives and Cushite exiles, young and old, with buttocks bared—to Egypt’s shame." I just have to wonder why Christians support full nudity in art when the human figure can be represented beautifully with partial nudity and the situation becomes much less murky.
I believe that partial nudity in art is harmless most of the time. But, again, it depends on the depravity of the audience in this fallen world. I've seen women gawk at a man's hip flexors because of what they hinted was below them. So it's not that men are depraved and women are innocent in this regard.
I know that God in Isaiah 20 commanded Isaiah to walk around nude. I don't believe God would order one to do something sinful. But the purpose was not, "Look how tasteful Isaiah is." The purpose was, "so the king of Assyria will lead away stripped and barefoot the Egyptian captives and Cushite exiles, young and old, with buttocks bared—to Egypt’s shame." I just have to wonder why Christians support full nudity in art when the human figure can be represented beautifully with partial nudity and the situation becomes much less murky.