When I was in college, my drawing teacher took us to the Met and explained that, eventhough no one really thinks about it now, all of the nude portraits of women were like modern day Playboy portraits for the rich men to put in their salons. I always wondered how the nude male statues were received. Why do we feel completely comfortable viewing nudity in fine art form only?Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Iconomania = Obsession with Icons or Portraits
When I was in college, my drawing teacher took us to the Met and explained that, eventhough no one really thinks about it now, all of the nude portraits of women were like modern day Playboy portraits for the rich men to put in their salons. I always wondered how the nude male statues were received. Why do we feel completely comfortable viewing nudity in fine art form only?
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