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Do you consider this painting pornographic?
Regis Magnae
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http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jul/07/painting-pornographic-pubic-hair-outrage#
Click on the link and then the picture for the full painting .
A complete overreaction in my opinion.
Leena McCall's Portrait of Ms Ruby May, Standing ... was removed from the Society of Women Artists' 153rd annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries after being deemed "disgusting" and "pornographic", according to the artist.
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The Mall Galleries have issued the following statement: "As an educational arts charity, the federation has a responsibility to its trustees and to the children and vulnerable adults who use its galleries and learning centre. After a number of complaints regarding the depiction of the subject and taking account of its location en route for children to our learning centre, we requested the painting was removed."
Click on the link and then the picture for the full painting .
A complete overreaction in my opinion.
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Oh, lawdy! Get me ma' smellin' salts!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina
"PHWOAAAR"
FAP, FAP, FAP, FAP, FAP.
http://home.comcast.net/~david_masters/graphics/15Lawnmower.jpg
That's just personal taste though and doesn't make the painting pornograph, it's merely a depiction of the natural female form. Could be worse, at least she keeps her lady garden well pruned.
I don't think we should be judging what art to display by the lowest common denominator of what is okay for children. It's about time that adults were treated like adults and parents were allowed to exercise their own discretion about what they take their children to see.
Personally I wouldn't have problem with a child seeing that picture, those who disagree are welcome not to show it to their children
Some people need to get a grip.
Perhaps a bit saucy, cheeky or suggestive but certainly not worthy of particular comment.
Why?
There has always been nudity and eroticism in art and this example is nothing exceptional or extreme.
This country does seem to have a long history of such prudes and the problem is that they are very vocal. It only takes a few of them to express offence and it can result in the offending article being removed, as happened here, potentially spoiling it for others.
Adult women, and men for that matter, have pubic hair. Get over it.