Nudity and Nude Art

Broken_Arrow said:

Hmm,i'll tell you! but first,answer this honestly...can you imagine yourself doing that? i mean..would you stand for someone ....eh sorry to say that "would you stand nude in front of people to draw you or to stare at you telling yourself it's okay it's an art?!

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As I said earlier, I've modeled for a nude art class once. I only regretted it because it was my first time, and that's always scary. But honestly, everyone in a nude art class is a person of artistic and passionate taste and I can assure you they took me with the utmost respect!

Broken_Arrow said:

^ TBH,i hear lots of people talk about rule No.34 but never knew what is that mean....what is that mean?

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"There is porn of it, no exceptions".

I believe that is self-explanatory.

i'll tell you my opinion in that case...body is already an art made by God..you don't have to show it because opinions won't change that truth.....most of the people who talk about nudity like it because it's a nude person so they feel like wow a nude "specially girls" come and look...they might even can't draw or even if they can...the artist can draw a nude body from his\her imagination not because they want to see a nude body but because they like what they draw...it's the will of the nude person that motive them to draw nudity cuz artistsloves to draw anything not a special thing!

cats and dogs an animals they don't wear clothes which mean they are nude too why can't we say they are nude! because we only think about drawing human nude bodies as sexually attractive

Trust me,people nowadays doesn't like it as an art more than staring and eitherway i can't see it as an art

again..human body itself is an art made by god we don't need to draw it as it's already an art and exists

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thanks Ice...i should've expected that lol

The human body is a beautiful thing,and any who see it as disgusting have my pity.

That said...
What is your view on nudity?
It's natural.
Do you think it's wrong for a girl/guy to post nude pictures of themselves/others?
If it is of themselves,and they are comfortable with it,I have qualms with it...however if it's of another and without their consent then they have dishonored not only their victim,but more so themselves.
Do you think it can be a form of art?
I'd say it is,i'm more inclined towards other forms of art though.
Are you at all engaged in this art, and how so/much?
It's not something that I would do personally,not because I see it as wrong,but for the fact the i'm to self-conscious and as such would be uncomfortable with it.
As I stated above,i'm more inclined towards other forms of art.

And to everyone who thinks that all nudity is porn:
"We are all born sexual creatures,thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift.", Marilyn Monroe
It's good not to be weird about it,as such an obsession is certainly unhealthy,but it's a two way street my friends.
You needn't shun it. xD

Broken_Arrow said:

Hmm,i'll tell you! but first,answer this honestly...can you imagine yourself doing that? i mean..would you stand for someone ....eh sorry to say that "would you stand nude in front of people to draw you or to stare at you telling yourself it's okay it's an art?!

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I would consider depending on the artist... I'm not one hundred percent comfortable about doing that sort of thing but I don't shun the though of it because of that nor do I feel negatively towards the people who are more inclined to create artwork of the human body. Clothing was created for the purpose of acting the same way fur does and to protect delicate body parts, nudity and sexuality was never the issue until modern times.

I don't think it is ever ok to ever be nude ever.

Broken_Arrow said:

i'll tell you my opinion in that case...body is already an art made by God..you don't have to show it because opinions won't change that truth.....most of the people who talk about nudity like it because it's a nude person so they feel like wow a nude "specially girls" come and look...they might even can't draw or even if they can...the artist can draw a nude body from his\her imagination not because they want to see a nude body but because they like what they draw...it's the will of the nude person that motive them to draw nudity cuz artistsloves to draw anything not a special thing!
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again..human body itself is an art made by god we don't need to draw it as it's already an art and exists

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As a neutralist I don't personally believe in higher entities but I respect and understand that others do.
I know that artists from hundreds of years ago especially during the renaissance era, were painting and sculpting naked people because they saw the human body as the most beautiful art made by god. They wanted to put that into our own cultural form of art as a tribute to the creator of such beauty, or even to have images of humans as they were during the time when Christianity was a huge influence in that area at the time.
They may have thought that the closest they could get to replicating (and subconsciously growing closer to) god would be through art, and what better to paint than his greatest creation.

Tranca said:

I don't think it is ever ok to ever be nude ever.

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You're condemning 20,000 years of human generations because they hadn't invented clothes yet.
The only reason you are here right now, is because your parents did the nasty and they more than likely weren't wearing clothes. I'm sorry but you have no argument until everyone wears adult diapers, showers in their clothes and can make test tube babies without expense.

Plumpyfoof said:

As a neutralist I don't personally believe in higher entities but I respect and understand that others do.
I know that artists from hundreds of years ago especially during the renaissance era, were painting and sculpting naked people because they saw the human body as the most beautiful art made by god. They wanted to put that into our own cultural form of art as a tribute to the creator of such beauty, or even to have images of humans as they were during the time when Christianity was a huge influence in that area at the time.
They may have thought that the closest they could get to replicating (and subconsciously growing closer to) god would be through art, and what better to paint than his greatest creation.




You're condemning 20,000 years of human generations because they hadn't invented clothes yet.
The only reason you are here right now, is because your parents did the nasty and they more than likely weren't wearing clothes. I'm sorry but you have no argument until everyone wears adult diapers, showers in their clothes and can make test tube babies without expense.

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My parents were definitely fully clothed thank you very much.

Tranca said:

My parents were definitely fully clothed thank you very much.

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Haha, okay my apologies then.

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In response to the topic, there is definitely a fine line in what is classified as art and what is pornography. Personally I find being nude in front of others who are fully clothed to be very confronting. But if no one is wearing anything then there's no problem.

Of course you have to be aware of participating in nude art that somewhere someone will have that picture or painting. So be careful when asked to flash on Omegle or something because Print screen is not art.

If some of you feel the way you do about nudity in art, I don't know how you're going to react when you find out that erotic photography is a form of art.

What art is (by that I mean the medium, like paintings and sculpture, and forms, like abstract and cubism) is defined by society, not individual. Though you may not find it to be art, or you may not get it. That doesn't matter because society as a whole dictates what is art. That's just basic Art History 101. People seem to mistake beauty for art.

I'm slightly concerned that some feel the way they do about seeing a nude human body, when that's actually our most natural state. I guess that's what happens when we live in a world where we cover our bodies up and it isn't socially acceptable to walk around in the nude in most of our cultures. Strange considering the original purpose of clothing was to protect the body from nature. Really unsettling that its grown to become so sexualized, the thought of someone being naked.

Depends on what the context is. If it's nudity for the sake of nudity, it is not art. It needs to have the elements of art and it needs to be thoughtful or purposeful (example is an anatomy study) ; you can tell when art is not thoughtful.

And yes, I also did draw nudes almost every day for 4 years at my art university. If it wasn't for them, I would be at a lower level or understanding of art and the human body. Life studies are very important.

Honestly, I think it's great art.

I'm a bit too young to know these things, but I'm an aspiring artist, so I have to. Anyways, I don't think it's as bad as porn. Yeah, sure, the people are nude, but it doesn't have to be in a bad way. It could be art in a good way, if that makes any sense. I don't think it's wrong to show off your body, because it's natural. The human body is art, and whoever disagrees with that disagrees with most of us.

It's boobs and a vagina if you have a problem with it you really have to grow up.

Fireworks said:

It's boobs and a vagina if you have a problem with it you really have to grow up.

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or a penis.

But quite frankly you're right if you (people) are that terrified of nudity and HAVE to view it in a sexual context then chances are that you're the perverted one not the artist.

Tranca said:

I don't think it is ever ok to ever be nude ever.

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Why? People are born naked, not wearing a full set of clothes. Nudity is the human body's most natural state, clothing is a man made invention, not natural,also, people don't bathe with clothes on, that would be silly, as the purpose is washing your body, it would be difficult to do this while wearing clothing.

I don't care if people want to be naked and posts pics of themselves, but they shouldn't pass it off as ~*~*nude art*~*~. It is only nude art if the focus is not on the nudity, but rather art in which someone happens to be nude. There might be some exceptions but it is hard to distinguish those if everyone uses nude art as an excuse to upload porn of themselves.

PEDRO12 said:

However, I would never, ever, EVER, post pictures of myself nude xD I'd rather be burnt alive.

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yeah and this is a bit dramatic don't you think

Yoshikkko said:

I don't care if people want to be naked and posts pics of themselves, but they shouldn't pass it off as ~*~*nude art*~*~. It is only nude art if the focus is not on the nudity, but rather art in which someone happens to be nude. There might be some exceptions but it is hard to distinguish those if everyone uses nude art as an excuse to upload porn of themselves.

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Nude photography is more taboo than nude painting/drawing.
There's many subcategories in this topic. It would be nice if we could discuss them separately, not mixing one in another.

And, in my point of view, if someone takes pics of her/himself and put on the internet, it's more likely this pic is for erotic/porn purposes.

Mononoke Hime said:

Nude photography is more taboo than nude painting/drawing.
There's many subcategories in this topic. It would be nice if we could discuss them separately, not mixing one in another.

And, in my point of view, if someone takes pics of her/himself and put on the internet, it's more likely this pic is for erotic/porn purposes.

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Yes and hence I was only talking about pictures, not paintings, since it regarded DeviantArt. I don't think I mentioned paintings anywhere.

Yoshikkko said:

Yes and hence I was only talking about pictures, not paintings, since it regarded DeviantArt. I don't think I mentioned paintings anywhere.

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I wasn't referring myself to you specifically, but to everyone who talks about this matter and end up mixing porn with erotism, and these two with "nude art" itself.