http://jenniespalette.com/2007/01/26/nudes-are-not-sexually-inappropriate/ The world of nude art from the perspective of Contemporary Figurative Artist Jennie Rosenbaum Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:02:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://jenniespalette.com/2007/01/26/nudes-are-not-sexually-inappropriate/#comment-3154 junanteola Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:12:20 +0000 http://palette.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/nudes-are-not-sexually-inappropriate/#comment-3154 The hysteria over nudity i think is partly due to the proliferation of the material, which claims to be art, but more often turn out to be exploitative. Of course, it can't be said about all. I very much can agree with your opinion that nudity is natural and inevitable, and I believe most people realize that too. But people can only be comfortable in dealing with it if they are properly educated about the art, and be able to distinguish the legit from what isn't. Coming from a largely Catholic culture, it's even worse here. Part of us is willing to embrace western liberality, while the other tenaciously holds on to tradition and a church guided sense of morality. The hysteria over nudity i think is partly due to the proliferation of the material, which claims to be art, but more often turn out to be exploitative. Of course, it can’t be said about all. I very much can agree with your opinion that nudity is natural and inevitable, and I believe most people realize that too. But people can only be comfortable in dealing with it if they are properly educated about the art, and be able to distinguish the legit from what isn’t.
Coming from a largely Catholic culture, it’s even worse here. Part of us is willing to embrace western liberality, while the other tenaciously holds on to tradition and a church guided sense of morality.

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