Nude In Greek Art

The Greeks see the human body as an example of supreme physical beauty; therefore, each generation of Greek artists endeavored to produce a more natural representation of the human body. With no standing army, every Greek citizen had the

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Nude figures have been featured in art works since around 30 to 25,000 B.C. And throughout the history of art, we can see a lot of artists being inspired and influenced by great talents before them, in one way or another they would carry the style or ideas of those previous artists into their own art and create new masterpieces. One particular example is Édouard Manet’s Olympia from the Realism period, and Yasumasa Morimura’s Futago. The two paintings share great similarities in their composition, but the content and purpose of the paintings, and style wise the two pieces are very different.

“People can take what they like out of the work”-Saville (YouTube, 2017). The female nude is one of the most prominent themes in the history of art and has been subject for many masterpieces such as botticelli's The Birth of Venus and Manet’s Le Dejeuner sur I’herbe. Saville's treatment of the female nude is undeniably like no other from the centuries before her.

Greeks were constantly in search of the "Ideal"(Riffert). Their "Ideal" was "a body capable of enduring all efforts, either of the racecourse or of bodily strength…this is why the athletes in the pentathlon are the most beautiful." (Tufts) This description of the "Ideal" person given by Aristotle reflects the attitude of the majority of ancient Greeks. People were not judged solely on their minds but rather strong emphasis was given to the body. This emphasis given to the body was given to the nude body. It is understandable that we question why nude art was so accepted by the Greeks, as they were the pioneers in this field. The answer lies in the everyday life of the people. It was commonplace for Greek men to exercise, go to war, and generally go about their daily business in the nude or scantly clothed (Boardman 276).

The reading claims that nudes throughout artistic history have been an important source of beauty and controversy. Nudes began to spike during the Baroque period as they were used for the more expressive and emotional arts of the time. In the nineteenth century, nudes became more common, yet became more sensitive. Artists would train by drawing nudes of ancient Greek statues and figures from myth. However, many artists would then move on to create works depicting prostitutes or peasant naked women. This would not please patrons as they were extremely societally taboo. However, this did not start artists from making them, as they moved into the twentieth and twenty-first century. This shows the importance of artistic nudes and their impact

A vast amount of difference can be seen in the paintings, sculptures, and architecture in the Greco-Roman period to the Christianity. The Classical Greek Art was mainly in the naturalism wherein the craftsmen or the artist wanted to create an ideal human like structure which can be very well seen in the Kritios Boy (ca 480 BC). Their creation was made to glorify the Gods and athletes in the theme of male nudes. Polykleitos Doryphoros which is a uniquely made in bronze is one of the eminent figures of an athlete, which one can get it its duplicate in a marble. It was used as a standard model for all the future models. The intention of the artist was to build a human-like structure as well as measuring the body to have the capacity to fit eight

In the censorship arena, there are variety of controversial, hateful and inappropriate topics debated for subjectivity. Yet, child pornography became the “leading rationale for censorship” and was outlawed in 1982 by New York vs. Ferber (Mintcheva, p.167; Adler, p.228). Children are one of the most exposed demographics in society because they don’t have autonomy and are reliant on adults. Thus, the child pornography law aimed to prevent sexual abuse and molestation. Amy Adler, contributor to Censoring Culture, argues that child pornography law is self-indulgent and further exacerbates the problem by bringing it into the public eye (Adler, p. 229). She also cites taking on the “gaze of the pedophile” as part of the problem. By stooping to the level of a sexual predator, courts and policy makers are making the problem worse. In an arena like the arts, where nudity and vulnerability are king, this controversy over what is pornography is especially delicate.

The Greek deities are described as stunning and said to have a picture-perfect physical appearance. Ancient Greeks believed that beauty was a gift from the gods, and they valued beauty more than most

More specifically he discussed the cultural regulation of nudity and the referral of genitals as “private parts”. Levay and Baldwin (2012) stated that public nudity is suggested to lead to public arousal, which in most cultures including cultures that wear minimal clothing, in inappropriate. These limitations have been set by society as cultural norms; however, we continue to have exotic dancing and pornography. Pornography and exotic dancing continue to be controversial topics and even have advocacy groups against them such as that reported by Sumerau and Cragun (2015). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is reported to advocate for anti-porn policies with their followers. While other groups advocate for the establishment of Stripper’s Bill of Rights and the legalization of

One of the issues many Christians have with some fine art is the use of artistic nudity, as modesty is a big part of Christian living today. But nudity today is mostly used for different purposes than it was back then and this has changed our view of it. The Greeks were not trying to create pornographic images as many Christians many interpret them today. Rather, they were just showing humans in their natural form. Anytime they were shown nude, it was usually because they wanted to appear god-like. Athletes were depicted unclothed because that was the way they played and competed. With the exception of chariot races, men competed in events like the Olympics were unclad to be like the gods, since gods were usually shown nude, and to show their

Artist and people viewing the art work have always had a fascination with the female nude. Even when I was a child my attention was captured by the nude art not because I was a kid and I saw a nude lady , but it forced me to wonder more about why the female nude was so amazing as a tool for art and why this is repeated so many times throughout the centuries. One female nude painting in particular was the subject of controversy and exposed the syncretism and or the power of the female nude painting.

Nudeness expresses a person’s beauty and freedom. Freedom is the release from the tight chamber of

The first place of observation was a nudist village in Clearwater, Florida by the name of Paradise Country Club. Men and women walk around with as little amount of clothing on as one desires. Most people walking around are totally nude and people carry on their usual routines like this. The first thing I noticed was that the males had no apparent sexual attraction to the females. Physically the males were relaxed and their penises were not in an erected form. There was no staring, awkward looks or sexual gestures. Everyone who had chosen to be nude was totally comfortable around each other. Dennis Kirkpatrick, a nudist who maintains the rec.nude FAQ's website, claims that "…For hundreds of years, people have assumed a connection between nudity and sex - after all, the only time many people are nude, other than while bathing, is during sex. Naturists reject this assumption. Nudity does not automatically lead to sex - and, incidentally, you can have sex with your clothes on. The two are quite simply not related…" One individual who accompanied me too this site, person L, had been here many times and also quite comfortable there. He was not naked but did not think twice about the people who were. Nudism or Naturism is not a totally common thing in the United States, but does exist. It is not for sexual purposes, but

According to Drs. Lull and Bushman, Ohio State University in an extensive study of more than 8000 people they concluded, using sex to sell a product does not help the audience remember the product any better than other techniques to sell a product. Through their study, they concluded sex does not help sell a product. Next, what about nudity makes it wrong and illegal. When does the shame of nudity start? If nudity is so inappropriate is exposing a newborn baby to breastfeeding vs bottle feeding wrong? Peter J. Ucko, professor of anthropology at the University College of London, argues that not all societies are shamed by wearing or not wearing clothing. Tambaram men in Burkina Faso, Africa are not shamed for wearing only a small piece of cloth called a penis sheath to cover their gentiles. One thing is for sure, not representing an athlete for their own individual accomplishments, athletic ability and achievements is a disservice to the athlete and to their supporters for not having a factual representation of their