Nude art - your opinions

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It depends. The nudes in the Sistine Chapel do not illicit arousal like pornography, The David statue is a seminal piece of art, and so forth.

It depends on the spirit of the artist. I have seen Venus de Milo or Bare Breasted Justice (French) and there is nothing erotic about them. But I have seen Venus paintings that have her beckoning to her bed in art class and Donatello’s David feels very homo-erotic to me in its style.

Ultimately, it depends on if it makes you stumble. If it does, stay away.

I personally do not gravitate to nude art, even the masterpieces I mentioned. I prefer Impressionism (Van Gogh), Realism (Rembrandt), and fully clothed people in art.

I will say the line between erotic/porn and expressing the beauty of the body God has made is a fine line and it usually is easy to tell by how artist poured their intent into the piece.
 

Webers.Home

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Personally I don't consider topless to be naked. I mean, when Eve set about making
herself some rudimentary clothing, she limited the deign to what might be called
the bottom half of a two-piece play suit.
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Lynx

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Personally I don't consider topless to be naked. I mean, when Eve set about making
herself some rudimentary clothing, she limited the deign to what might be called
the bottom half of a two-piece play suit.
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Since you can't see what I say...

Could somebody ask him for chapter and verse on this assertion?
 

enril

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Personally I don't consider topless to be naked. I mean, when Eve set about making
herself some rudimentary clothing, she limited the deign to what might be called
the bottom half of a two-piece play suit.
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really? where does it say that? i recently went through genesis and don't remembr that.
 
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Like those African ladies in the National Geographic up in the school library when we were in junior high?:):unsure::coffee:(y)
 
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Personally I don't consider topless to be naked. I mean, when Eve set about making
herself some rudimentary clothing, she limited the deign to what might be called
the bottom half of a two-piece play suit.
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Well actually Eve was full naked, so was Adam. God even said, “who told you that you were naked?”