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Do you think nudity in art is okay? Or do you find it inappropriate?
I think it's okay. And I don't find it inappropriate since it IS a form of art.

What level of nudity is appropriate?
I'm not sure. As long as it's not implying anything sexual in my opinion, then it's fine...

Do you like/appreciate nudity in art? Look at it?
I don't really like nudity since, well, I'm immature.

Do you feel ashamed, if you do?
Not really.

Do you draw nude figures yourself? Do other people know about it/are you embarrassed of this?
I can't draw bodies...And if I could, I probably wouldn't draw nude bodies. I'd just draw a clothes-less person (if you know what I mean, no details.)

Generally, when you see nudity in art, what kind of feelings do you have about it?
I see expression mostly. Expression through the body and not just the face. (Of course you could do this with non-nude bodies, but I think nudity defines it more.)

How do you feel about censoring artistic nudity? Should it be shown more often, more appreciated, even to younger crowds?
I'm neutral in censorship, but I do want censorship to some degree. I heard from someone (I think my sister), that if you expose a nude body to younger viewers, the less immature they'd be about it. I don't know if that's true, but, I think if a person feels mature enough to view nudity in art, then so be it.

How do you feel about DeviantArts stricter approach to this, in not allowing anyone under 18 to even have the option of viewing mature art?
I don't really like that people under 18 don't have an option since a lot of the "Mature Content"ed art isn't really that bad, and I'd like to view them.

Can we look at other cultures in comparison to ours, where often European countries are more open to naked bodies, and are less embarassed with it?
All in culture I guess. I'm not sure how to answer this question ._.

Do you think nudity in art is okay? Or do you find it inappropriate?
Of course its appropriate. Art is all about expressing yourself.

What level of nudity is appropriate?
Any level at all. Art shouldn't have borders.

Do you like/appreciate nudity in art? Look at it?
Yeah. The human body is quite artful. I personal enjoy n***s that are more realistic, meaning not super models and such. More like the average person or a ugly person...that takes real skill.

Do you feel ashamed, if you do? I love guro...I could never be ashamed of art....unless its like scat art...which is just gross..............and Furry art which i despise.

Do you draw nude figures yourself? Do other people know about it/are you embarrassed of this? I've drawn nude figures from my head, through pictures and even live nude models. Any mature artist that its not perverse at all.

Generally, when you see nudity in art, what kind of feelings do you have about it? It depends on how its done. Could be a revealing of the true ugliness of the human race, or a display of vanity.

How do you feel about censoring artistic nudity? Should it be shown more often, more appreciated, even to younger crowds? Like i said...art should NEVER be censored, EVER.

Can we look at other cultures in comparison to ours, where often European countries are more open to naked bodies, and are less embarassed with it?
Sure.

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I also realized that I failed to answer my own questions. (Though by the questions themselves, you can probably get a feel for my opinion on it.)

But I do think nudity in art is completely appropriate, but I agree that a woman "spreading" as ALC said, or male or female touching themselves, is going beyond the borders of art, and into something else. (Despite Dracs veiw that art should have no borders surprised )
I love anatomy(even though I'm medicore at it) and I love the human body, so nudity in art is something that I think every artist should be comfortable with(atleast sooner or later.) At what better way than to become better at drawing anatomy correctly than looking at a naked form? Theres no discractions from clothes, in the very least.
Even still, this may be a more immature side of me, but I think p***s' are just... ugly. End of story P:
Like I said when making the questions, most of the time, I feel like nudity is being exposed, vunerable.
But depending on other things, like body language or facial expression, in could come off as something completely different, like freedom, or beauty.

To explain the DeviantArt thing more, they always had an option. In preferences you could always set whether you would have the option to view mature art. Or they would give you warnings before you were about to view it. But they've gotten rid of all that, and now its a strict 18+ rule, based upon the birthday you gave when you first signed up(You can't change that either.)
But like TwilightRain said, a lot of the mature art on DA isn't actually that bad, most artists set it that way just to be safe.
But I also thing artistic nudity should be less censored, and even implimented in school art education in high school. Maybe not so much in younger groups like 9th graders, because they're some of the most immature people... ever, but other than that, I think its completely apropriate.
But it will never happen, because too many parents will b***h and complain.

The different culture thing can be compared to the drinking age between countries too. In the US, with the drinking age 21, you see many people when they finally turn 21(though, really high teens since so many do it anyway), just go out and binge drink just because they finally can. Now I know its not everyone, but theres quite a large group.
But in other countries, like in Europe, its acceptable for teenagers(from like 14 on) to have some whine with dinner, or things like that. Since its so accepted in their country, theres not as much of a real thrill out of drinking mindlessly, and thus, it happens less often.
Ya?

Uh, wall of text? I got too much to say.

You and Dracs have more similiar views. surprised

Yeah, the line between art and pornography is not one defined at all, it varies from person to person.

I wonder what kind of effect seeing naked bodies often from a young age would have on a person?

Its probably the same kind of censoring we're talking about that causes us to be unfomfortable or unaccepting of an image like that, yes? surprised

I had the same problem too, I was trying to look at some of my favorites and I can't even see them anymore neutral

I think artistic nudity is fine, as in n***s that are meant to be beautiful not to stimulate boys XD I think the human body is beautiful, there is nothing wrong with that, but it must be shown with good taste.
I am currently taking life drawing so I get to stare at nude people for six hours every week. I do get annoyed by some censorship, though I think it should be different for boys and girls, boys are stimulated sexually much more visually then girls.
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