Fine Art And Pornography

Fine Art And Pornography

Introduction

Art has been around as long as imagination. There has been much controversy over art; some controversy has come up with artist such as Sally Mann and Andres Serrano's. The public, along with legislators, cannot agree on what art is, what kind of art should be funded, and what art should be censored (if at all). The problem is that one person's opinions cannot decided on what art is and if it should be censored. If art should ever be censored for any reason, it should be only to those not old enough to appreciate the true meaning and beauty of art.

When the topic of fine art nudes comes up, the subject of pornography often comes up as well. Different people have different views on things, and Artist have always respected the right of each person to have his or her own view. What Artist resent is when someone tries to impose their views on others, or tries to classify one thing as bad simply because they don't appreciate or understand it.

Discussion

The first question is…what is art? No one person can ever really define art within a set of guidelines. Art is whatever you want it to be, it is an expression, one person's opinions, art has been around since imagination, it is the story of a culture. According to the National Endowment for the Arts, “art, in all its forms, feeds and nurtures the soul of a society; provokes thought and debate; causes critical thinking; and fosters understanding of things foreign to our own immediate world. In the end, arts plays a primary role in encouraging healthy tolerance of the diversity in any culture.”# Therefore, one person, or even a group of people cannot really decided wh

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