Nudity in film

Woodward, an art critic for The New York Times, wrote an article in 1992 in response to Immediate Family called “The Disturbing Photography of Sally Mann.” In this article, Woodward stated that the nudity of the children’s photos caused problems with most publications, The Wall Street Journal had to censor 4-year-old Virginia’s photograph with black bars across her eyes, breasts, and genitals to run her photo. Woodward also questions in his article in The Times that, as their mother how could she publish these? Also, how can the children consent to the photos being as young as they are? Especially if the artist is their…

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…

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…

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…

Amrita Sher- Gil was born January 1913, in Budapest, to parents of Hungarian and Indian decent. Two separate cultural backgrounds gave Sher-Gil a different view of the world when it came to her paintings and how she perceived art. Instead of studying at the Bengal School of Art she trained in Paris, where she attended the Ecole des Beaux- Art from 1929- 1932 (516). Studying in Paris gave Sher- Gil insight into the traditions and concepts of old masters like Paul Gauguin and Vincent von Gogh. In…

I stated, “You might cry, ‘What are you trying to prove?’ and I, like Ginsberg, will scream ‘nakedness’ and strip and offer you the chance to do the same“ (Jancis, 2014). Ginsberg claimed that his response to heckling resulted in his best performance of Howl (Nally, 2013). Before my show one of my peers commented “first I am going to look at your penis and then I 'm going to look at your mind” (Carrack, 2014). So far the purpose behind my nudity has not been for shock value but I am aware it…

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…

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…

The final participant is 45-year-old Renee. Renee is a Pharmacist who is the mother of her only child, Patrick. Biologically, Renee is a Caucasian female of average weight. Cognitively, Renee is extremely intelligent. She graduated top of her class in high school and college. Social economically, she is wealthy. Along with Patrick who is 3, she lives with her husband who works in the oil-field. However, this wasn’t always the case. Growing up, Renee used to be in a situation very much like…

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…