...The poem compares two terms used vastly in the art and common world. The terms naked and nude have polar opposite meanings in society, but it is debatable if they actually should. The speaker writes this poem on his behalf and expresses his opinions over this delicate controversy. After disclosing each term meticulously, the speaker comes to the conclusion that death will come to both naked and nude, so it is not compelling to declare a correct term. First of all, the speaker utilizes diction that sets a questioning and aggressive tone for the poem. For instance, there are words in the poem like “sly,” “mock-religious grin,” and “scorn,” to depict each side of the issue as having their negative side. While many people agree with the opinion...
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...Nudes are a common controversy, seen all around in the media, magazines, television, and movies. But if you think back to all the nudes you’ve seen how many were women and how many were men. Then think about how many women were portrayed as a sexual versus how many men. All the comes to my mind is Jason Segals nude scene in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which is in my opinion the most awkward nude scene in TV history. Relating back to your discussion, I was very intrigue by your discussion and how you talked about how if a man is aroused by a nude picture of a man then it questions his sexuality. A part of the research paper Men Are Much Harder: Gender Viewing of Nudes it states “… the real men should not want to be in a bars where naked men...
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...Fashion exploitation: The Female Form Why is it in recent years the naked female body has been exploited to sell clothing and products, and ultimately being the face of a brand? Is it becoming too close to pornography or is it acceptable in this modern day? In this dissertation I am going to explore the use of the naked female body and how it can be perceived as being ‘exploited’ in a pornographic way within the fashion world. Although the perception towards erotic and pornographic imagery in the media has changed drastically in the last 50 years since the sexual revolution, there are still different views on the use of it to sell and promote a product or brand. I will look into how Christianity sexualised the naked body, fetish influences to the fashion scene and how designers and fashion photographers have used the naked form. To begin with I will look into the definitions and meanings of some of the key terms in this dissertation such as pornography, erotica, nude and naked so I can relate the correct meanings to points in my argument. ‘Pornography is printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate sexual excitement’ (Oxford Dictionary) we could compare this to modern advertisements for certain brands. Some people may say fashion advertisement and clothing is getting close to pornography as an overstatement, but in fact when you compare it to the definition of pornography it may not even come...
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...Fine Arts Students In Far Eastern University on the Use Of Nude Models in Art In Partial Fulfillment of The Subject Requirements In English 8 (Technical Writing) Submitted to: Mr. Rogelio Ramos Guce English Department Institute of Arts and Sciences by Alimorong, Aislin Nika Alterado, Charles Caga-anan, Mark Nathaniel Elpedes, Jhune-Marx Nuñez, Domnilourd Pangilinan, Shem Salvador, Mikaela Valdez, Judah Yatco, Ma. Barbara FT0933 First Semester S.Y. 2011 - 2012 CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction In the early days, great masters like da Vinci, Michaelangelo and Botticelli had been using nude models as references in their artworks for religious purposes. Up until now, this idea is still being implemented by artists but it is now more about aesthetics. Nude art generally refers to the artists’ depiction of artistic elements of nudity instead of actually showing the naked form of humans. Different cultures react differently on the use of nude models in art. It is through the aesthetic view of nude art that most countries accept this kind of art (Changing Depictions of Art Nudes, 2011). Art schools including Far Eastern University also accept the use of nude models in art such as paintings, sculpture, photography, and the like. In the curriculum of the Fine Arts Department, there are subjects like Anatomy, Life Drawing and Life Painting wherein nude models are used as references in depicting the human figures...
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...the nude female body. Many artists of both genders claim that the portrayal of the naked body is a work of beauty. While many of these portrayals are a product of their time period, they are still a representation of gender inequality. Incidentally, there are fewer female artists featured in major metropolitan art museums than their male equivalents. This paper will discuss Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s painting, The Large Bathers, in congruence with Chapter 5, Gender, Genius, and Guerrilla Girls ....
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...A veil is an article of clothing or cloth hanging that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance. It is especially associated with women and sacred objects. One view is that as a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space. The actual sociocultural, psychological, and sociosexual functions of veils have not been studied extensively but most likely include the maintenance of social distance and the communication of social status and cultural identity.[1][2] In Islamic society, various forms of the veil have been adopted from the Arab culture in which Islam arose The first recorded instance of veiling for women is recorded in an Assyrian legal text from the 13th century BC, which restricted its use to noble women and forbade prostitutes and common women from adopting it.[citation needed] The Mycenaean Greek term a-pu-ko-wo-ko meaning "craftsman of horse veil" written in Linear B syllabic script is also attested since ca. 1300 BC.[3][4] In ancient Greek the word for veil was "καλύπτρα" (kaluptra, Ionic Greek "καλύπτρη" - kaluptrē, from the verb "καλύπτω" - kaluptō, "I cover"[5]) and is first attested in the works of Homer.[6][7] Classical Greek and Hellenistic statues sometimes depict Greek women with both their head and face covered by a veil. Caroline Galt and Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones have both argued from such representations and literary references that it was commonplace for women (at least those of higher...
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...The idealized naked male form that has become the standard for the majority of western art, was developed from Ancient Greeks and their cultural importance surrounding the human form. Based off of the assumption that the development of naturalism occurred with the emphasis on the body and bodily experience, the evolution of the figurative representations of human forms and the meaning behind each component can be traced with the cultural progression. Starting with their adoption from the Egyptians to the canon of Polykleitos, the Greeks centered their art work around the praising of life and the contemporary. Each stage of transition would be influenced by their religious beliefs, societal structure, and the maintaining of roles in society....
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...years, the idea of the female body also changes. Two examples of this representation of the female human figure are the Venus of Willendorf, and the Aphrodite of Knidos. Each figure shows us very different views and characteristics from each of the different time periods, and yet they both have one major thing in common, and that is their nudity. The Venus of Willendorf, a Paleolithic female figure that was discovered by archaeologist Joseph Szombathy in an Austrian town named Willendorf. It is unknown who created the work of art; the artwork can be traced back to 28,000 and 25,000 BC. Even though this very small figure is only four and a half inches tall, the statue has a very exaggerated view of a woman. The sculpture shows a faceless nude woman with her thin arms placed on her large stomach that sticks out and yet doesn’t hide her delicate parts. There is a possibility that she could be in a time of pregnancy because of her enlarged belly. Her breast and thighs are also dramatically enlarged in comparison to other parts of her body. There are many theories about why she is shaped the way she is. One theory is that the emphasis of the reproductive parts of her body, suggests to many archaeologist that she was more than likely used in fertility rituals. The little importance to detail the artist gave to the face may have been done because the artist might not have been to represent a specific woman but rather womanhood. The artist also shows minimal detail on her head that could...
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...Written presentation: L’origine du monde. Courbet, 1866 * Abstract L’Origine du monde is an oil painting realized by Courbet in 1866. It may be the most controversial piece of art that the famous artist has ever presented. Consisting of a 46x55 centimeters close up on a woman’s genitals, the picture makes all the conventions shatter and gets any audience uncomfortable. This essay first explores the historical trajectory of L’Origine du monde, from its origins to its rediscovery since 1995. The painting results from Courbet’s imaginary as well as a precise historical context: the era of the Second Empire was indeed characterized by its interest for nude and erotic painting, what encouraged Courbet to revitalize in his realistic manner this kind of practicing art. Considered as scandalous, the picture has remained hidden during almost one century until its being given to the Orsay Museum, which the piece of art enters on the 26th June 1995. Turning to a more precise analysis of the painting, the essay then emphasizes its ambiguity: although the aim of the painter was to represent the reality of a woman body, trying to reach objectiveness, there is also a will to make the audience react, mind about his relation to nudity. Therefore, the paper leans upon the taxonomy of nudity vs. nakedness in order to understand the peculiar subject of this painting. The last issue the paper deals with is the question of genders in L’Origine du monde. Lots of artists have included Courbet’s...
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... and religious ideologies.[2] In particular, the subject of women has accumulated controversial discussion in the visual arts because of consistencies witnessed across all these constructs. In exploring female representations in art, feminist scholars have particularly noted the perpetual limitations set upon women not only as subjects but as spectators. While artistic movements progressed over the centuries, it appears the connotations of women have remained stagnant. Even in the early 20th century which saw a turn in traditional gender roles, painting continued to be dominated by the male experience demonstrated in the guises of the nude, despite aesthetic and conceptual differences. Such control gave women little privilege to explore their own experience, resulting in a struggle of identity. After the mid 19th century, paintings of the nude increasingly replaced men with female subjects, although women contented to be absent from major art academies. Unlike their respectable counterparts, images of women actually reinforced ideologies of the power relationship...
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...gaze? The male gaze is defined as how men perceive women. It is when you are looking at an object and you begin to see something more than just the thing itself, this is when you see a relation between the object and yourself. This is what men related too. Referring to an article by Berger, Ways of Seeing, male gaze is seeing through the eyes of men. Berger states, “ Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at” (47). This statement explains how women became not only became an object but, “an object of vision: a sight” (47). Basing this among the subject of European oil painting, the nude oil paintings were the mostly focused on this subject. The main idea of the nude oil painting was to define the difference between naked and nudity. According to Berger, “ Naked is to be oneself. To be nude is to be seen by others and yet not recognized for oneself “ (54). These nudes were made to attract viewers, especially men. Even till this day in the modern society, there are many ways that women are being looked at. It is seen in modern day television, fashion, and photography that these women are a sight for men too look at and see women as an appetite. Berger states, “ A woman’s presence expresses her own attitude to herself, and defines what can and cannot be done to her- her presence is manifest in her gestures, voice, opinions, expressions, clothes, chosen surroundings, taste” (46). Even these examples that inquire the same similarities among these two images and...
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...Tiffany Fong Period 2 Gibson Discussion Question #1 When analyzing Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe with Giorgione/Titian's Pastoral Symphony, one can see many similarities and differences. When Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe was first introduced in 1863, it was placed under the title of Le Bain at the Salon des Refusés and was the central attraction of laughter and outrage. Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe depicts two nude women and two clothed men having a picnic. The painting presents problems for the viewer as they are forced to question the morality of the scene, whether to consider the nude, naked in a public place and exhibited to the public or if they are an active partner. Even though the intended reaction to the picture is unclear, the presence of the nude controls the viewer's emotional response. The presentation of the figures in soft focus and broadly painted landscape promoted severe criticism. Also, the loose manner of painting contradicts the crisp forms with the bright clothes and food in the left corner. In the main figures, there are only a few lights and darks, which makes them distinctive from the background. On the contrary, the painting of Titian's Pastoral Symphony, both mysterious in meaning and authorship, has been known as one of the most influential paintings of the nineteenth century. The main figures are two men who are seated on the grass against a vast countryside setting. Titian had been interested on landscapes in his early career, and...
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...a photographic silkscreen on vinyl created in 1989, and a poster by the Guerrilla Girls called Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?, which was produced in the same year. Both of these pieces use a combination of images and words to show and express each one of their individual meanings and purposes. The year 1989 was filled numerous protest against new anti-abortion laws that arose from the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. Your body is a battleground was undoubtedly a part of these protest, in fact, it was made to serve as the rallying poster for the 1989 pro-choice march on Washington in support of reproductive freedom. In the image, the woman’s face is split down the middle into positive and negative exposures and parts of her face covered in words. The positive and negative exposures are meant to emphasize that the piece is still art even though it is a protest to the other side....
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...Comparing Nude Women of Art from different eras It is surprising how different female body sculptures from different ancient civilizations are. The diverse forms of human body also embody many different functions and meanings. In art, naked figures reflect a very complex set of formal ideals, philosophical concerns, and cultural traditions. In this essay I would like to compare two sculptures of nude women. The first one is the Venus of Willendorf which was built in Paleolithic Period. Another is called the Venus of Milo carved in ancient Greece. The female body of the Venus of Willendorf depicts enlarged breasts, buttocks and genital, which represents fertility, while the body of Venus of Milo, on the other hand, demonstrates beauty and perfect proportions. Despite the difference characteristics and styles between them, they both represent the different view of the perfect female form. The most widely known female figurine, the Venus of Willendorf, with only 11cm in height, is possibly the smallest female nude sculpture we know. It is one of the most obese representations of the Paleolithic statuary. The Venus of Willendorf can be dated back to approximately the Paleolithic period, around 28,000 to 25,000 BCE. According to some analysis, it was obvious that it had once been “painted with red ochre”, a symbolic substance commonly found in connection with burials and grave goods from the same time period. It was made of Oolitic limestone. Her thighs are also large and pressed...
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...Body by Body When people view art of course nudity is going to appear somewhere along the way. Many paintings and sculptures from Greek and Roman times almost always depict nude people or gods. But what are the artist's doing today? Some choose to recreate these ancient versions, others take a modern approach. Some of the things to consider when looking back at this art are the form, meaning, and the values. When looking at sculpture such as Antonio Canova's Three Muses or Daniel Edwards’s celebrity sculptures you can see the similarities and differences in their work. There are many different forms of art. Sculpture is one of the many forms and in the fifth century nude statues were seen as the perfect form of representation of the human body. Usually it was normal to see nudity in everyday life and represented a form of ideal, innocence, desire, or purity. In the sculptures Nymph and a Scorpion by Bartolini and Amanda Hall's Modern Sculpture of a Nude Woman show both movement and emotion. Both smooth sculptures have similar poses, hair pulled back and show subtle movement. Nymph is carved from white marble while the nude woman is sculpted out of metal or maybe a dark marble. Hall's sculpture fits in perfectly with the backdrop of the green trees and flowers along with the pond. I can imagine Bartolini’s sculpture placed in a grassy field as well. Even though one is modern and the other antique they are not so different. All works of art have different meanings; while some...
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