Originally posted by Xena fan
Honey, certain males need to be censor in art. To them is all a big thrill to watch a naked woman. Women need to realise that in the past males only kept in mind two things 1. conquering 2. making women house slaves.You can quite see it today. Art is another way for male artist to get away with their silly little thrills.
What about male artists who paint males? And female artists? What does that, in your opinion, mean? It's not about the nudity. Nudity in artwork is NOT considered pornographic if it is does in good taste, as it has been in the examples posted.
I've been in art classes all my life, and will major in art at the university, so I don't see the problem in it. "Real" art encompasses many, many things, from the examples posted here, to sculptures, to animation and comics, to graphic design, to silly little sketches that I like to do.
And honestly, when I was in middle school and took an art class, we looked at paintings like the ones posted here and my class, which was primarily 11 and 12 year olds, had a more mature reaction than yours about them.