Is a naked picture an art or a pornography ?

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Is a naked picture an art or a pornography ?

  1. It is an art

    4 vote(s)
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  2. It is pornography

    7 vote(s)
    23.3%
  3. I dont know, it depends

    19 vote(s)
    63.3%
  1. BlohG

    BlohG Banned

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    #21
    Some might take it as an art and some pornography.
    Entirely depends on individual's mentality!
     
    BlohG, May 31, 2008 IP
  2. stOx

    stOx Notable Member

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    #22
    Is Michelangelo's David not art? If you are unable to see past the nudity in art then i don't really think you are entitled to have an opinion on it, Because you obviously don't understand it, even at it's most basic level.
     
    stOx, May 31, 2008 IP
  3. cientificoloco

    cientificoloco Well-Known Member

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    #23
    yes, that statue is not pornography because he made it with a small p*nis;)
     
    cientificoloco, May 31, 2008 IP
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    brownkiwi Banned

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    #24
    Well the topic says PICTURES not statues. So I understand what I am talking about. People taking pictures of themselves naked or a gathering of lots of people naked is not art.
     
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  5. TheDrew831

    TheDrew831 Active Member

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    #25
    According to webster,
    I don't think most art with nudity falls under that category. But there are always exceptions. Depends on the picture.
     
    TheDrew831, May 31, 2008 IP
  6. stOx

    stOx Notable Member

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    #26
    It's almost depraved that the instance nudity should become connected with something you believe it should instantly cease to be art.

    The people opposing the image are the ones making out to be morally superior, yet they are the only ones seeing sexual content in a photo of a child, And if you aren't seeing sexual content in an image of a child, what's the problem?.
     
    stOx, Jun 1, 2008 IP
  7. maverick123

    maverick123 Peon

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    #27
    it depends on the intention .....i have voted for 3rd option....
     
    maverick123, Jun 2, 2008 IP
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    #28
    It depends on how a person look at it.
     
    sudarshanwagh, Nov 2, 2008 IP
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    #29
    If there is no nudity involved it isn't porn.
     
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    #30
    Naked people do not frighten me, and whether they disgust or excite is totally subjective but to me, if it is designed to excite and shows sexuality I cannot say it is not art but I can say it is pornographic. It can still be art if it does more than merely excite, especially if it makes you think or feel in more than one way. Naked dead bodies can be artistic, scientific, or even pornographic depending on the intended design and more importantly the subjective nature of the observer.
     
    earthfaze, Nov 3, 2008 IP