nudity in art?

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can nudity just be art? please don't vote in this if you already voted in the other

  • yes

    Votes: 27 50.0%

  • no

    Votes: 12 22.2%

  • if it's only a silhouette, yes

    Votes: 1 1.9%

  • sometimes

    Votes: 14 25.9%
  • Total voters
    54
Okay so I think I'm caught up..
Beer, pee, coffee beans, and .vicks.. I
Think a tissue is still in order..
Works for me..
 
one of the coolest places I ended up one time was a coffee shop for the homeless ..
A patient told me about it ... there was a young woman there , who had gotten beat in the head with a hammer and left for dead in the woods.. Brain trauma
Makes her speech very slurred... the only thing she talked about was god, visions , and quoted scripture like that !

It was awesome!! Loved it!!
 
Powemm said:
one of the coolest places I ended up one time was a coffee shop for the homeless ..
A patient told me about it ... there was a young woman there , who had gotten beat in the head with a hammer and left for dead in the woods.. Brain trauma
Makes her speech very slurred... the only thing she talked about was god, visions , and quoted scripture like that !

It was awesome!! Loved it!!
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I think I really need to scroll back,lol I'm lost....this is the nudity in art thread,right? LOL Ok wait...Powemm,was this woman nude who was talking to you about God? lol ohhhh btw..I have tissues. Aloe,for your sensitive wee nose lassy. LOL
 
yeah who knows where the conversation has gone to :D oh well! naked and smelly we came from our mothers womb and naked and smelly we shall return. lolololol
 
Semi back on topic, at least none of my smelly customers have come in naked!!!
 
OceanGrl said:
Well, I have THE time, but not that kind of time. I know, I made no sense. haha
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LOL..no no...don't apologize. 99% of what I post makes no sense either. I'm not sure that would be a comforting thought for you to reflect on,but nonetheless...tis a thought. Tickity Tock Mah Babies!
 
iTOREtheSKY said:
LOL..no no...don't apologize. 99% of what I post makes no sense either. I'm not sure that would be a comforting thought for you to reflect on,but nonetheless...tis a thought. Tickity Tock Mah Babies!
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Does this really even make sense? :p
 
Back to the original topic, I had to do Life Drawing for my Graphic Design course. I had just come out of high school and was still fairly sheltered. I found the experience embarrassing but never lusted over the people. They tended to get people who looked like they experimented with drugs (sorry, not trying to judge but they didn't look the least bit healthy). Also, for better or worse, you view the people as objects to draw. I think there's value in learning to draw true anatomy but it's not for me.
 
ijustwanttheTruth said:
is a naked silhouette of a woman automatically sexual, or can it just be art?
i personally wish that it could just be taken for it's artistic form, in purity. but i thought i would ask you guys....is it possible to look at the outline of a nude woman and not lust after it?

I have seen nudity in art that impacted me in a way that was "sensual". It came thru in the work. It provoked what the scripture calls lasciviousness or evil concupiscence. Then I've seen work that contained nudity that did not provoke these passions. I believe this is determined by the spirit that inspired the artist. The nude statue of David did not come across to me as amorous.The nudes in Micheal Angelo's work do not strike me as provocative of such passions either.
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ijustwanttheTruth said:
For some with susceptibility in the areas of lust, the inspiration of the artist may not matter, they would still need to avoid it. I have to discipline myself to look at these works of art in the right way to avoid allowing my mind to go where it shouldn't, regardless. My experience with some European artist from the 1600 thru 1800's is that they were painting to capture & convey a sensuality & even an unapologetic (though subtle) lewdness in there work, of course this would appeal to many.
The "lust of the eyes" isn't just about our sexuality, it can be any overemphasis on allowing our hearts to be overtaken with beauty of any kind. God has dealt with my heart about complimenting females of all ages on there good looks. It may seem innocent, but I learned I was deceiving myself. A large percentage of men are to easily taken captive by a pretty face. Women are not altogether affected either.
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Tintin said:
Back to the original topic, I had to do Life Drawing for my Graphic Design course. I had just come out of high school and was still fairly sheltered. I found the experience embarrassing but never lusted over the people. They tended to get people who looked like they experimented with drugs (sorry, not trying to judge but they didn't look the least bit healthy). Also, for better or worse, you view the people as objects to draw. I think there's value in learning to draw true anatomy but it's not for me.
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I had to do the same thing in art school. The thing is that the nude models are usually people who really need the money, that's why they are usually looking malnourished or not in good health. We had one model though who was a professional dancer. She was also the first nude model I ever saw and a few female students kept teasing me in the beginning about how I was blushing lol.
 
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The human body is God's greatest art form. We were created naked and ran around that way for God knows how long. We never thought it odd to be so until we ate that waldorf salad.
 
Waldorf salad? I remember the dish being ordered in an episode of The Fawlty Towers (naturally, hilarity ensued) but I don't know anything about it. What's it made of?
 
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