nudity in art?
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Ya know... for an assortment of things I notice every now and then in the threads... that DON'T get removed. I am kinda shocked that a classical sculpture known worldwide was removed... I assume for being "inappropriate"... good grief
. I suppose if we were discussing the particulars of prostate or breast cancer... any diagrams for illustration purposes would be removed also.Be careful I see SKIN in some of your avatars!!!!
Ya know... for an assortment of things I notice every now and then in the threads... that DON'T get removed. I am kinda shocked that a classical sculpture known worldwide was removed... I assume for being "inappropriate"... good grief . I suppose if we were discussing the particulars of prostate or breast cancer... any diagrams for illustration purposes would be removed also.
Be careful I see SKIN in some of your avatars!!!!
. I suppose if we were discussing the particulars of prostate or breast cancer... any diagrams for illustration purposes would be removed also.Be careful I see SKIN in some of your avatars!!!!
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I wonder if it's not so much a question, but should it be done. Some of you will probably roll your eyes, but oh well. A thought occur to me, "Should it be done if it will cause others to possibly sin?" "Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way." Romans 14:13. Drinking [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]alcohol[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] itself is not a sin, unless you are drinking in front of someone who can't handle it, or you can't handle it. It's the same with nudity in artwork. If there is a potential to cause someone to sin, should it really be displayed, or even painted, photographed, etc? It doesn't matter what the artist thinks, but the viewer, as it is the viewer who has the reaction open looking at the artwork.
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Wow, childish sounding comment. 'i can't have things my way so i'm going to blow everything out of proportion to make it all sound bad!'
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I have actually been ruminating on this topic this for a few days... considering instances and what have you and bringing them into the light of scriptural principals and asking God for clarity. WHile I do agree, it is up to each to arrive at their "degree of liberty" according to "their measure of faith"... there is something I keep coming back to which I think is worth sharing. Art is about the media... not the object depicted. Following this premise... I have a strong impression that PHOTOGRAPHY is not inclusive in God's economy as an art form as it is an actual IMAGE... a permanent record of what the eye saw... which in the area of nudity is voyerism. Paint, clay, marble, paper mache', fabric ... what ever... are mediums used to create art... a photograph while being a pretty picture (of whatever) is just a record of what the eye saw.
While thinking my thinks... I realized this "principal" does harmonize with archeological and historical nudity forms found world wide.
That said, this principal conclusion... does not "over-rule" that art renderings can still be LEWD... which is not truly art... but a perversion of art... and indeed simply lewdness.
While thinking my thinks... I realized this "principal" does harmonize with archeological and historical nudity forms found world wide.
That said, this principal conclusion... does not "over-rule" that art renderings can still be LEWD... which is not truly art... but a perversion of art... and indeed simply lewdness.
I don't know if I can agree with this. Part of the artistic process is deciding WHAT to depict. A photographer will arrange things for a still life in much the same way as a painter would. (S)He also decides which part of the landscape to shoot, much like the plein air artists in their little french berets...dang! Now I want a croissant!
As far as nudity in photography being art? hmmmmmm.......
As far as nudity in photography being art? hmmmmmm.......
lol. do you ever get to a point in your own thoughts on a thread where you're just done ruminating and you throw your hands up and say 'whatever!' well. i'm at that point. lol. it doesn't mean you all can't keep talking amongst yourselves about this. by all means. do. but i think my mind is settled on that a body is just a body. we all have them. and if, at the end of the day, there is no foul intent or obvious lewdness or crudeness in a piece...nudity can be a part of it. bc after all. it's a part of creation. and all we, as artists CAN do is imitate the art that already exists. there is nothing new under the sun and all we do is recreate and reposition and re-express that which already is, through our unique God-given vantage point. glory be to God i think it's time to strip. lol. jk. but seriously. it's just part of what God made. we were intended to all be nude in the first place. i think i am for it. everything in it's place.
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Nude art is not exactly something I would be displaying openly in my home, if I had any, which I probably never will. And I don't know of anyone else who does display it openly in their homes. Most nude artwork I know of has only been displayed in art museums and art shows and things like that, in which case the person attending should already have the knowledge that their will potentially be that kind of art work there, and should have the wisdom to look away if it does or will cause them problems. I don't see it as being much different than someone having to expose themselves at the doctors office, they trust the doctors not going to get too excited, and I assume the artist trusts the viewer to use wisdom and not be immature.
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I did coincidentally hear a radio discussion about this nudity topic also... The Jist of it was that across the board we may be in error about surmising that Adam and Eve where nude inthe Garden. SAying that they were created in GOd's image and that would suggest they were "Clothed" in light as the scripture says God is... and that it was sin that robbed them of this "clothing", hence finding themselves "NAKED" and having a desire to HIDE and cover themselves. then God came and made sacrifice of animals to give them clothes of animal skins... blah blah... you know the story. Just throwing that out there... your post made me think of it.