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Tash Jayasinghe
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CibbuanoErotic Art
November 27th 2007 00:05
Erotic Art, NOT Pornographic, there is a difference.
Warning; Body parts that may offend below, though there has been an effort to "keep it classy".
A contemporary example of the discipline
Modern internet etiquette currently dictates that the words “Erotic Art” be met with cyber cries of smut and even banning by polite society. On the other side, the wondrous marvel known as the world wide web places the globes largest library of information, facts and communications that has ever existed and what sites do the majority of users visit more than any other, porn.
The innate fascination we all share with sex is nothing new. Some grow out of it after adolescence. For others it’s a lifetime predilection that is a potential peccadillo. The universal truth is that for as long as men & women could render their imagination visually or in word and song the topic of sexuality and the splendid human anatomy continues to dominate all cultures, often at the expense of violating taboo.
Some original sin
Granted sometimes the raw and exploitive nature of pornographic art violates the definitions of the gentler more introspective and textured erotic art, but that reaction has followed since the first nude appeared.
Modern Western society, especially the U.S has repressed their sexuality, regressing to an almost puritanical attitude when the topic of vaginas and penises appears in film or on canvas. (Breasts, not so bad?)
Cabanel
Throughout the ages inspired creative artists have sought to capture the miracle of our physicality in paintings, sculptures and through all mediums. Blessed and cursed with the gift of becoming gods through reproduction many Eastern countries have illustrated lovemaking as a testament to pleasure and also a guide.
Traditional Eastern art
The ancient Greeks and Romans would philosophise about love, ruminating on affection while plundering continents and conquering woman with vigorous enthusiasm. In their pictures they depicted the mass orgies of caligulaesque proportions, but also more intimate breeding.
The ancient Greeks and Romans did it too
Ancient Erotic Art
The European renaissance period saw some nudes that resembled real life emerge, often a woman would sit for hours while some of the greatest artists of the era aspired to put their likeness on display for the centuries to come.
Renaissance Nudes
To claim that all “erotic art” is exploitive or demeaning to its subject is to ironically not see beyond the skin. Looking at these images from long ago provides a link to mankind’s contemporary incantation showing we have not evolved so much in the last 5000 years. Removing the clothing also demolishes the stigma attached to what we wear or the timeline of life, instead there is a universal similarity in all of us, but with discreet individual differences that make us unique.
Lady Liberty Belle anyone?
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