@mopiux's post on Artfol
Hello, I hope you are well, I want to ask about a dilemma in the art world, is all nude art considered obscene or indecent, if yes, then are Renaissance works indecent and should be banned from display and any work that contains such material, And if not, then what is the boundary between the naked work that contains sublime meanings and the naked work that contains inappropriate sexual meanings?
• I would like to elaborate on your point of view if I presented it, and I hope that your point of view is of a social and cultural nature and that we move away from religious opinions, thank you!Mar 20, 2023
• I would like to elaborate on your point of view if I presented it, and I hope that your point of view is of a social and cultural nature and that we move away from religious opinions, thank you!Mar 20, 2023
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I honestly believe (as also a person who studied History of Art) that the naked human body is... Just that. A human body. There is nothing obscene in the natural state of humans and that's why for me there is a clear division between "artistic nudity" and "NSFW content".
About the paintings... If they just show a nude person (basically a lot of Renaissance paintings and greek/Roman statues also) then they are absolutely not indecent. If they show explicitly a s*xual act, then they may be and they could make someone feel uncomfortable.
Either way, if something has cultural and/or historical value then it shouldn't be banned. For example, medieval illustrations had sometimes depiction of explicit sxual acts and depiction of pnises. They are meant to be obscene and they have historical/cultural value, so they should not be banned from public display.
That being said, I also believe that in places like Artfol, or any social media, explicit NSFW content should always be filtered, because they (the socials) should be places where everyone can feel comfortable and have rights to not be triggered by random people.
About the paintings... If they just show a nude person (basically a lot of Renaissance paintings and greek/Roman statues also) then they are absolutely not indecent. If they show explicitly a s*xual act, then they may be and they could make someone feel uncomfortable.
Either way, if something has cultural and/or historical value then it shouldn't be banned. For example, medieval illustrations had sometimes depiction of explicit sxual acts and depiction of pnises. They are meant to be obscene and they have historical/cultural value, so they should not be banned from public display.
That being said, I also believe that in places like Artfol, or any social media, explicit NSFW content should always be filtered, because they (the socials) should be places where everyone can feel comfortable and have rights to not be triggered by random people.
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