...The Naked and the Nude Essay Tolulope Olatunbosun The naked and the nude. Separate yet linked terms. Why then are these terms ‘separate’ when they are so often linked? In his poem, “The Naked and the Nude,” Robert Graves illustrates extreme distinction between these terms and their use while he develops his composition. Incorporating poetic devices, diction, and insight, Graves effectively manipulates the definitions and shows the reader how extremely different these terms are, despite their common substitutions. The diction Graves utilizes throughout the poem emphasizes the marked differences between the distinctive terms ‘naked’ and ‘nude’. “As synonyms should express, the same deficiency of dress or shelter, stand as wide apart as love from lies, or truth from art,” (lines 3 -6). Immediately, Graves demonstrates his interpretation of naked and nude by juxtaposing these terms being as different as “love from lies, or truth from art.” Nakedness is intimacy, nakedness is privacy, as love may be. In contrast, nudeness is secretive, nudeness suggests dishonorable behavior as lying always ensures. Love is uncompromising, pure and honest, while lies are the byproduct of poor virtues. Truth is firm, objective, and unyielding whereas art is opinionated, subjective, and dependent on user interpretation. Graves opposes the terms naked and nude as polar opposites, as he does concepts of love to lies, and truth from art. The speaker demonstrates an abrupt change...
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...Depictions of nudity Main article: Depictions of nudity Depictions of child nudity or children with nude adults appear in works of art in various cultures and historical periods. These attitudes have changed over time and have become increasingly frowned upon particularly in recent years,[9] especially in the case of photography. In recent years, there have been a few incidents in which snapshots taken by parents of their infant or toddler children bathing or otherwise naked were challenged as child pornography.[10] In May 2008, police in Sydney, Australia, raided an exhibition by the photographer Bill Henson featuring images of naked children on allegations of child pornography.[11][12] Comparable artworks by Henson had been exhibited without incident since 1975, perhaps indicating that this sensitivity has heightened in recent years. In June 2008, it was reported in The Age that police would have no basis to prosecute Henson over his photographs of naked teenagers, after they were declared "mild and justified" and given a PG rating[13] by the Australian Classification Board, suggesting viewing by children under the age of 16 is suitable with parental guidance.[14] Out of protest, the Art Monthly Australia magazine published an image of the 6-year-old Olympia Nelson taken by her mother, Polixeni Papapetrou. According to the then-11-year-old Olympia, she did not believe the photograph amounted to abuse and was upset with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's remark that he hated...
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...expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication,” applies to this case. In this issue, a nudist named Brian Coldin, states that his freedom of expression has been infringed upon as he is charged with several counts of public nudity because of his lifestyle. In Canada, certain laws in forbid this act, which directly affects the ability of a nudist to express themselves. In response to this, Coldin’s lawyer, Clayton Ruby, has said that these charges have limited the expression of nudists and suggest that these laws infringe on Charter rights. However, witnesses have also claimed that seeing Coldin nude in public has caused trauma and unease. But, despite these...
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...FEBRUARY 27, 2008 Effect of Allograft Bone Processing on Structural Cortical Grafts: A Comparison of Three Proprietary Processing Methods Michael G. Dunn, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Director, Orthopaedic Research Laboratories UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Summary The objective of this study was to determine the effect of three commercial bone cleaning processes on the bone remodeling characteristics of cortical bone. Cortical bone is useful for its load bearing properties. Cortical struts are typically used in applications where internal stabilization is desired. The cortical allografts serve as a stabilizing strut while undergoing bone remodeling by the mechanism of creeping substitution. The processing of cortical bone, intended to remove undesirable immunologically active elements, may also remove desirable elements (including endogenous growth factors) and affect the bone’s ability to undergo creeping substitution. Summary, continued Results of this study suggest that: • DBM prepared from MTF ATP cortical tissue was consistently osteoinductive in this model; 7 out of 7 ranked samples were osteoinductive (1 sample could not be ranked due to histological artifacts). The average bone score for the 7 ranked samples was 2.17 ± 0.82. • DBM prepared from RTI BioCleanse cortical tissue was not osteoinductive in this model; 7 out of 7 ranked samples were not osteoinductive...
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...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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...Research questions: 1. who is Carol Ann Duffy? Where is she from? What contributions has she made to Modern Literature? Carol Ann Duffy, (born 23 December 1955) is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Britain's poet laureate in May 2009. She is the first woman, the first Scot, to hold the position. Her collections include Standing Female Nude (1985), winner of a Scottish Arts Council Award; Selling Manhattan (1987), which won a Somerset Maugham Award; Mean Time (1993), which won the Whitbread Poetry Award; and Rapture (2005), winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize. Her poems address issues such as oppression, gender, and violence, in an accessible language that has made them popular in schools 2. What is the significance of being Poet Laureate in the UK? The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Prime Minister. The role does not entail any specific duties, but there is an expectation that the holder will write verse for significant national occasions. The role has been held by Carol Ann Duffy since May 2009. 3. What was the supposed reason Duffy did not get that title in 1999? How did she react to that? Duffy was almost appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in 1999 after the death of Ted Hughes, but lost out on the position to Andrew Motion. Duffy said she would not have accepted the...
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...Philip Pearlstein’s Reclining Nude on Green Couch depicts an unclothed woman lounging on a bright green couch. The woman naps while sprawled out along the furniture with one arm tucked behind her head, while the other rests along her stomach. Pearlstein entangles the model with the background and extends the female form into the furniture. The contrasting colors and oblique perspective provides a new take on the idea of a lounging woman, and does not hide the risqué themes and abjection of the female body. The artist is brutally honest with his portrayal of women and shows off the realness of the woman through a more abject perspective of the body and more socially unattractive features of women, such as pubic hair, and a thoughtless, more...
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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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...Carol Ann Duffy's poem "Standing Female Nude" is an ambiguous dramatic monologue of an unfulfilled proletarian woman. The poem explores the fight for power between the two characters, the ‘nude’ woman and the male artist. It emphasises the issues of social and gender separation (objectification of women) in France and explores Marxist philosophies. The model prostitute tries to “make a few francs”, which suggests that is all she is worth, while the painter tries to create a piece of art to become a great, “serious” artist. They use each other, but it is the woman who is subordinated to the men who gradually throughout the poem gains triumphant power over the man. “Standing Female Nude” is from Duffy’s first collection, when she was in her thirties, where there was a lot of social injustice, both class and gender injustice. The author as a strong feminist had to, like the poem's narrator, lay her soul bare in a male-led world. In the course of the poem, Duffy exploits a range of techniques such as alliteration, “six hours for a few francs”, in order to highlight the model’s irritation and contempt of the disempowered situation she’s in. The author also uses imagery technique - through sexual overtones she belittles the artist, even though at first it is the model who seems to be in the thrall of the artist. “Little man / you’ve not got the money for the arts I sell”, where the words choice - “little” insinuates the man’s reduction in status and being sexually dismissive. ...
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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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...convey to us that she does not show remorse to the changes she has undergone since her children left. When considered with the context of the poem and her fixation on the past, however, it becomes evident that ‘whoever’ and indeed the third person, ‘she’ is used to accent the gulf between her present state and that of her motherly role. ‘Recognition’, as a title, serves to place the unattainable on a pedestal. The narrator identifies the shortcomings and severe mundanity that has become intrinsic to her life and now only wants ‘recognition’ for it. This is indeed the unattainable due to the patriarchal society she dwells in. A man cannot understand exactly what a woman goes through and she knows it. Lastly, we have ‘Standing Female Nude’, a title that mimics the overriding...
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...Detail Outline . Introduction . Hundreds of people are blaming hackers after the nude picture form Jennifer Lawrence was posted online. . But today I am goanna rhetorically analysis an editorial “Hackers expose nude photos of celebrities, but who’s at fault?” written by S.E. Cupp from the New York Daily News, published on September 2, 2014, which pointed out a different view that is do not take nude pictures if you do not want them posted online instead of just blaming the hacker. . I think the potential audiences the author tries to convince are those who use electronic devices and internet every day. . In order to make this editorial effective, the author uses three main strategies: quotations, analogies and examples. . Main body . First strategy 1. Using quotation from others make her claim more effective. 2. She quotes several public persons’ opinion about this nude picture event to make her editorial more convincible. 3. Examples: a. the tweet from the Comedian Ricky Gervais says: “Celebrities, make it harder for hackers to get nude pics of you from your computer by not putting nude pics of yourself on your computer.” b. Twitter from Anne Frank, professor at University of Miami School of Law, she tweeted after she saw Ricky Gervais’ tweet:” make it harder for hackers to steal your credit card by not owning a credit card.” 4. Using the influence of public persons to support her claim, makes the editorial more convincing. 5. Because of the influences of public...
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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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...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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...Do you agree that Pop art is a critique of the values of post-War urban culture in the United States or is there some validity in the arguments that suggest that Pop art is another representation of profit-based propaganda? Select works from two or three artists to examine this question. Pop art was born out of the needs of Post-war America and its capitalist driven economy, where consumption was key and everything was a commodity that had to be readily available. The diversity within the movement arose from how the Pop artists approached this culture of post-war America, whether it was through parody, fetishization, or just pure replication; as well as what aspects of the culture they chose to reflect on. The sheer diversity of themes and styles covered by the various pop artists means that one cannot be too reductive when analysing this art movement. It is therefore with this in mind that this essay will examine just two Pop artists, Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselmann, to examine both artists’ use of commercial methods teamed with images borrowed from popular culture and how they established their own unique technique and style to reflect on the capitalist culture rising in America. Post-war America was a time of great growth and development, as America moved into a position of political and economic leadership, newfound pride in the American way of life and American culture flourished. The economic boom meant newfound freedom for Americans, as having money and freely spending...
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