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I was having a discussion last night with two other local photographers and the topic moved to erotic art. We discussed some fine-line distinctions between erotic and pornographic, gave some examples, and then had to leave due to closing time. Just curious what other people here would consider erotic without being pornographic. Aug 02 06 04:24 pm Link I find it so interesting that people are always looking for this invisible line where 'art' ends and pornography begins. There is no line, it all mixes together and greatly depends on who the viewer is. What I consider breathtaking would probably be considered smut by a lot of people. But who cares? If I personally find a special meaning in something, even if that meaning is just great jerk off material, then kudos to the creator. Photographers should create work that holds power for them and if the rest of the world likes it too then it's just a bonus. Aug 02 06 04:37 pm Link Create first. Let others react, second. Play the name game last, if at all. Aug 02 06 04:38 pm Link pornography is boring and redundant... erotica is salacious and creative. Aug 02 06 04:40 pm Link ILLIXIT wrote: Could you be a little more vague please? Aug 02 06 04:43 pm Link ILLIXIT wrote: That's pretty much the way I see it. Aug 02 06 04:47 pm Link ILLIXIT wrote: It's neat how people can say these things and seem to believe them without worrying that it still always means- "eye of the beholder." Aug 02 06 04:49 pm Link the difference between pornography and erotica as i see it..is that pornography shows now evidence of the creative hand and eye of an artist..erotica deals with aesthetics that can only be present at the hands of and artist.. eg an erect penis taken by mapplethorpe is art..taken by my girlfriend aint art! Aug 02 06 04:53 pm Link Melvin Moten Jr wrote: of course. Aug 02 06 04:54 pm Link One of my wedding clients asked me to take down their wedding sample photos off my website because some pastor's daughter was perusing my site and found this pornography: [images removed per moderator request -- we must be in the Bible belt part of the internet] I hate the Bible belt. Aug 02 06 05:02 pm Link Melvin Moten Jr wrote: OK! I like one not the other. Aug 02 06 05:03 pm Link DarioImpiniPhotography wrote: Shite Aug 02 06 05:05 pm Link DarioImpiniPhotography wrote: So rather than stop after she found the first nekkid woman, she kept looking until she found 3? Aug 02 06 05:05 pm Link Yeah thanx. I guess my point was, the definition of pornography is directly proportional to how much of a prudish religio-freak you are. Aug 02 06 05:07 pm Link jason ssg wrote: golly gee... youre right Aug 02 06 05:08 pm Link why do we have to draw lines? Aug 02 06 05:09 pm Link gotta start somewhere... separation adds variety & which may be to some (depending on the beholder and their eyes... ) the spice of life. Aug 02 06 05:14 pm Link Pornography: any sexually explicit writing and/or picture intended to arouse sexual desire. Erotic Art: any artistic work including paintings, sculptures, photographs, music and writings that is intended to evoke erotic arousal or that depicts scenes of love-making. Erotica: from the Greek eros, "love", are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or arousing descriptions. Erotica is rather a modern word used to describe the portrayal of human sensuality and sexuality with high-art aspirations, differentiating such work from commercial pornography. I write a paper based on this all the time, again and again and again. I have a friend with a foot fetish. To them, Payless Shoe ads can be Erotica or Pornography. Why? Because they are aroused by pictures of Shoes, Socks, and Feet. Aug 02 06 05:14 pm Link DarioImpiniPhotography wrote: That is the first "woman on a bike" images I've seen that I like. Very nice lighting. Aug 02 06 05:17 pm Link Andrew Kaiser wrote: Precisely, Watson! Actually, I'd make one distinction. If you think you're making porn, then you are....art, pretty much the same. To paraphrase Bill Clinton "It's the intent, stupid." Aug 02 06 05:24 pm Link Make pictures.. It's a guarantee some will call them porn.. (Even if you shoot buildings or rocks).. It's a guarantee some will call them shit.. And one or two fools will declare it art.. *shrug* Aug 02 06 05:32 pm Link In erotica, sex is the subject. In pornography, sex is the object. Aug 02 06 05:53 pm Link Moderator note Please do not post 18+ images in threads. Do not quote them. The images should only be linked to. Please remove them. Those that do so may cause the thread or their profiles to be put in limbo. Thankyou Mhana moderator. Aug 02 06 06:13 pm Link It's all disguisting! We should bannish the mere thought of such... Aug 02 06 06:15 pm Link FemmeArt wrote: So that people can feel okay about what they like and the art they make. Aug 02 06 06:33 pm Link ILLIXIT wrote: No wonder nobody takes photographers seriously. I don't either and I am one. Aug 02 06 06:35 pm Link Melvin Moten Jr wrote: Aug 02 06 06:36 pm Link |
