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    Reading Response to ‘Nudity as a Costume in Classical Art’ Nudity played a tremendously huge role in Greek culture in Classical times in various ways. Firstly, it was used to depict male beauty. The Greeks really admired the young, athletic bodies of men, as they came to represent strength and glory in a heroic and almost godlike manner. This admiration transitioned into the concept of athletic nudity; it became the “uniform” for the athlete. When athletic competitions such as the Olympic Games came about, these young men would train in the nude, mainly to intimidate their opponents by showing off their physique. However, it is important to note that these men weren’t entirely nude; they wore a perizoma – a garment used to cover the phallic region. The reason Greek men did not expose their genitals leads me to the idea of religious nudity. The Greeks believed that an exposed phallic…

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    Nudity In Ancient Art

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    The nude figure is often viewed in many works of art to emphasis the ideals of male and female beauty in their humanly form. While it was prominent in the times of Ancient Greece, there was a brief hiatus in the middle ages. The Renaissance reawakened the concept of nudity in art to express human energy, life and basic and complex emotions. The modern artist continues to explore classical themes and gravitate towards portraying people in a more individualistic way. But for the purpose of…

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    Nudity In Ancient Greece

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    idea of nudity presents a complex history and disputing views. The current society shies away from the idea of nakedness, but the Ancient Greeks sculpted naked statues with no shame. The topic of nude statues creates an environment of power from the artist’s decision of sculpting. Even the famous poet, Homer, recognizes the purpose and idea of nudity in The Odyssey. In Homer’s poem, The Odyssey, a naked Odysseus wanders around the river’s bank in Scheria, and he approaches the daughter of…

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    In the 21st century companies display the human body in a provocative manner with nudity on billboards and advertisements in magazines. As a person looks at an advertisement for perfume or nail polish, the eyes go straight to the naked body of the model. When seeing the beautiful, sexy model with the beauty products, the buyer falls in the trap of buying the products believing that they will also feel beautiful and sexy. They want to seek the pleasure the model exhibits while wearing the…

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    analyze the current issue of public nudity in much of the Western world. In an article by Monica Tan, she recounts her experience visiting an art gallery nude and exploring the world of “naturism.” Tan explains that naturists are people who feel trapped by clothing and want to establish a closer connection with their natural form. This is differs from the people who she classifies as exhibitionists, or those who use nudity to be seen in a sexual way (Tan 2015). For those who are proponents of…

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    ive seen by Nan Goldin and what I read about this exhibition. Going into MoMA, I didn’t know what to expect, I expected mostly nudity and drugs because of the big warning that was placed in the very entrance of the exhibition. It also mentioned that she was one of the many protagonists in this series of photographs and that it included more than simply nudity but rather love, loss, sex, drug use, the joy of their children and even domestic violence. This exhibition contained 700 snap-shot like…

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    Renaissance nudes to trace the roots of his observation. When discussing the cultural context of Renaissance paintings, Berger makes the choice not to directly spell out their connection to modern women’s self-objectification. The reader is expected to formulate many of the points implicit in the text in his or her own mind, who has just been forced to understand its thesis through their own personal experiences with the subject matter. Personally, I was able to find my own meaning in the…

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    What is the problem with female nipples? Please, someone let me know why there is such a need to heavily censor a part of a body that is ubiquitous and natural as an ear. Every living mammalian species, male and female has nipples. But a naked uncovered ear does not get a picture flagged on Facebook or Instagram. Or worse gets your profile deleted and a ban from continuing to post your photos. Why? Why has the act of public breastfeeding become such a horrible and unsightly GOD WON’T SOMEONE…

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    The video advertisement that can be accessed from the link above is the Carl’s Jr. ad that aired during the 2015 Super Bowl. The advertisement introduced the fast food company’s new “all natural” burger with the help of a seemingly naked female model. The advertisement is directed towards heterosexual men. After watching the advertisement for just a few seconds it already becomes clear who the target audience is. The target audience of this ad is clearly heterosexual men. This stays true…

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    Nausikaa In The Odyssey

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    In Homers poem the Odyssey, we are introduced to Odysseus in book VI. We first see Odysseus as a naked, dirty, and fatigued man, longing to return back to his own land. Contrary to what we believe Odysseus should look when we think about the heroic Trojan warrior. Odysseus finds himself pleading with the phaeatian princess Nausikaa to direct him into town so he may seek help from the king and queen to return home. Odysseus’ speech to Nausikaa attempts to show his worthiness of her help. Despite…

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