There is currently a movement by some ladies who claim women have been sexualized by men in art for centuries and men have been shown as string and verile. These fine ladies want to expose men as vulnerable and sexual and sometimes as beautiful pieces of art. This women are trying to get the art community to accept that a man with an erection can be a thing of beauty to be appreciated and out in the open. They claim men's penis' in art has always been flaccid and somewhat obscured in his pose and the artist have concentrated on his head and shoulders while his butyoks have usually been poked out so that his penis is somewhat hidden and never fully exposed ir most certainly ever is it erect. Some artist also claim that an erection in art isn't art at all but only porn. What's your opinion is an erection in art porn or should an artist who does a terrific artful beautiful painting or statue wlof a man with a full erection be allowed in public museums or should it be left status quo. Give me your thoughts. |
There probably won't ever be any blanket agreement on this subject. I know artists who disagree with me, and they've explicitly told me they wouldn't even consider painting or drawing an erect penis even if it wasn't the primary focus of the art. Even though I don't agree, I can understand this viewpoint and respect that opinion. Basically, their arguement I've heard is that an erect penis is visibly aroused and thus sexual in nature while exposed breasts and/or vagina is not necessarily sexual because (typically) one cannot tell visually if a female is aroused. To me, that's all opinion based on someones personal views, culture, and preferences.
I don't disagree with what these women are trying to do with erections in relation to art, but I do disagree that there is not historical precedence of erect penis in art. There are plenty of examples of egyptian, greek, and roman art and sculpture that have erections. I think that for the most part, erections are culturally a sign of sexual arousal, which makes some people uncomfortable. As art tries to be appealing to as many people as possible, erections tend to get left hanging so as not to alienate potential viewers.
This is evident in how I share my artwork, even though I do have the opinion that an erection can be art. I do not associate my NSFW drawings with my public "SFW artist persona". I post all my NSFW drawings to a private Reddit page that doesn't link to or identify who I am. I understand that most of my NSFW art is probably not going to be widely accepted, possibly offensive to certain folks, and I don't really want to explain my views to everyone. So, I keep them separated.
There are many postings on this very site that I think qualify as fine art and I've said so.
Just showing a naked lady does not have to mean it sexual. She just naked, just like guy can be naked and soft
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