Today's post is a guest post from Marty over at Boldy Going.
Just like I have my good and bad split personalities, so does Marty. Luckily, we get her naughty side in this post. For more of her good side however, go check out her blog.
And now....
The Art of Porn
I had a clear vision in my head of what I was going to write for this when I emailed (the fabulously cool and awesome beyond awesome) Brandy dearest months and months ago about posting on her blog. It was going to be such an awesome post, one of epic proportions and so incredibly good, it would supersede all previously set levels of blogging. I was going to write about what makes art and what makes porn and when nude pictures of people (or better yet, nude pictures of people fucking) can totally count as art and should be prominently displayed above the living fireplace mantel if so desired. Because damnit, that cum shot can be artful!
And then I spent many weeks browsing images of naked people trying to find the perfect examples of exceptionally artistic porn. And I kept getting distracted. And having the overwhelming need to… um….. well, uh………… go feed the chickens. Yep, stupid annoying birds, good for nothing but the occasional morning omelet.
So.…..
You poor readers get this. It’s probably not nearly as epic as I had hoped it would be, was delayed for truly ridiculous amounts of time, and I will almost certainly be forbidden from guest blogging ever again. But it’s totally cool, because I’m going to throw in some very nice and carefully selected naked pictures to make you like me anyways.
(Everybody likes classy naked people!)
((Especially if they’re fucking!))
Pornography -Noun: obscene writings, drawings, photographs, or the like, esp. those having little or no artistic merit.
Obscene –Adjective: offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved. Causing uncontrolled sexual desire. Abominable; disgusting; repulsive.
Moral –Adjective: of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical.
Art- Noun: the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.
My starting point in looking at what marked the difference between porn and art was to look at the definition of pornography, which led to the definition of obscene, which lead to the definition of moral, and finally the definition of art.
If we’re going to be abstractly philosophical about it (and ignore the part about causing uncontrolled sexual desire for the moment), the only stuff that would be pornography would be what we, as a society, judge to be immoral (read: wrong).
So do we consider the naked human body to be wrong? Do we consider the act of consensual sex between adults to be wrong?
Do we consider the desire to see these things wrong? Do we consider the desire to participate in these things wrong?
I was very taken by the second part of the definition of pornography, in regards to “those having little or no artistic merit.” Because if there’s one thing I have noticed browsing innumerable pornographic photographs and videos is that substantial artistic vision goes into creating most of them.
What causes uncontrolled sexual desire is a subjective field to say the least. I personally don’t find a picture of a naked woman overtly sexually enticing (which is not to say I don’t appreciate the beauty of the photograph and the human body itself) nor stirring of a personal uninhibited sexual response. But I’m quite sure a few people (probably those who like to have sex with similar female forms) would feel differently. Similarly, two naked women certainly don’t double the appeal to me, and yet I am under the impression that a vast portion of the general populace (at least the part that will openly talk about viewing porn) is rather fond of the tittie smoosh.
Are threesomes attractive? Or revolting? Or is it entirely dependent on the genders involved and what, exactly, the perspective parties are doing?
These are preferences as individual and diverse as whether Kit Kats are better than Snickers and can M&Ms always outrank a York Peppermint Pattie? Because really, who are we to judge another’s preference in such a personal matter as chocolate? Or sex??
As to the morality of porn, well, everyone has a different moral code. One might be a staunch believer in no sex outside of marriage and the revolting nature of homosexuality (not to mention the unfathomably kinky shit on the kitchen counter), and yet still be a jackass and cut you off in traffic and give you the finger. The woman who volunteers at the soup kitchen might sleep with a new guy she met at the bar every weekend. Sexuality is completely unrelated to moral behavior in other instances, and people can be surprising.
How would the first guy feel about the home video created by a married heterosexual Christian couple doing missionary position on the bed? Other than the fact that they created a video at all, they’re as conservatively moral as you can get, so how could it be judged immoral?
(I mean, other than being a really boring video.)
Additionally, claiming that society is justified in (much less capable of) judging something as intimate and personal as sex to have a moral or immoral side is truly an affront to individuality and degrading of the capacity of adults to define their own lives and personal relationships as they see fit.
So then, is porn aesthetic? Well, the human body sure is, most especially the female form (also, less smelly). Loving shots of couples having an intimate moment are just as endearing as the elderly couple walking through the park still holding hands or the classic wedding kiss photo. And again, what IS generically aesthetic is highly subjective to time and culture and personal preference.
The same qualities of the level of artistic skill in regular photography cross right over into the nude variety. Lighting, staging, framing, and subject are all vastly important. And you can SEE that photographers making porn pay great attention to those things! The same aspects of human photography apply here, the upward turn of a head, a smile, welcoming body posture… they all play into the feeling portrayed in the picture whether or not the subjects are wearing clothes.
So yes, I do see a high artistic value in pornography. There is certainly a demand great enough for many artists to pour their heart and soul into it, and I would love to see the world where someone could be recognized as a truly great photographer who specializes in the utter beauty of sex and nudity.
Just like I have my good and bad split personalities, so does Marty. Luckily, we get her naughty side in this post. For more of her good side however, go check out her blog.
And now....
The Art of Porn
I had a clear vision in my head of what I was going to write for this when I emailed (the fabulously cool and awesome beyond awesome) Brandy dearest months and months ago about posting on her blog. It was going to be such an awesome post, one of epic proportions and so incredibly good, it would supersede all previously set levels of blogging. I was going to write about what makes art and what makes porn and when nude pictures of people (or better yet, nude pictures of people fucking) can totally count as art and should be prominently displayed above the living fireplace mantel if so desired. Because damnit, that cum shot can be artful!
And then I spent many weeks browsing images of naked people trying to find the perfect examples of exceptionally artistic porn. And I kept getting distracted. And having the overwhelming need to… um….. well, uh………… go feed the chickens. Yep, stupid annoying birds, good for nothing but the occasional morning omelet.
So.…..
You poor readers get this. It’s probably not nearly as epic as I had hoped it would be, was delayed for truly ridiculous amounts of time, and I will almost certainly be forbidden from guest blogging ever again. But it’s totally cool, because I’m going to throw in some very nice and carefully selected naked pictures to make you like me anyways.
(Everybody likes classy naked people!)
((Especially if they’re fucking!))
Pornography -Noun: obscene writings, drawings, photographs, or the like, esp. those having little or no artistic merit.
Obscene –Adjective: offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved. Causing uncontrolled sexual desire. Abominable; disgusting; repulsive.
Moral –Adjective: of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical.
Art- Noun: the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.
My starting point in looking at what marked the difference between porn and art was to look at the definition of pornography, which led to the definition of obscene, which lead to the definition of moral, and finally the definition of art.
If we’re going to be abstractly philosophical about it (and ignore the part about causing uncontrolled sexual desire for the moment), the only stuff that would be pornography would be what we, as a society, judge to be immoral (read: wrong).
So do we consider the naked human body to be wrong? Do we consider the act of consensual sex between adults to be wrong?
Do we consider the desire to see these things wrong? Do we consider the desire to participate in these things wrong?
I was very taken by the second part of the definition of pornography, in regards to “those having little or no artistic merit.” Because if there’s one thing I have noticed browsing innumerable pornographic photographs and videos is that substantial artistic vision goes into creating most of them.
What causes uncontrolled sexual desire is a subjective field to say the least. I personally don’t find a picture of a naked woman overtly sexually enticing (which is not to say I don’t appreciate the beauty of the photograph and the human body itself) nor stirring of a personal uninhibited sexual response. But I’m quite sure a few people (probably those who like to have sex with similar female forms) would feel differently. Similarly, two naked women certainly don’t double the appeal to me, and yet I am under the impression that a vast portion of the general populace (at least the part that will openly talk about viewing porn) is rather fond of the tittie smoosh.
Are threesomes attractive? Or revolting? Or is it entirely dependent on the genders involved and what, exactly, the perspective parties are doing?
These are preferences as individual and diverse as whether Kit Kats are better than Snickers and can M&Ms always outrank a York Peppermint Pattie? Because really, who are we to judge another’s preference in such a personal matter as chocolate? Or sex??
As to the morality of porn, well, everyone has a different moral code. One might be a staunch believer in no sex outside of marriage and the revolting nature of homosexuality (not to mention the unfathomably kinky shit on the kitchen counter), and yet still be a jackass and cut you off in traffic and give you the finger. The woman who volunteers at the soup kitchen might sleep with a new guy she met at the bar every weekend. Sexuality is completely unrelated to moral behavior in other instances, and people can be surprising.
How would the first guy feel about the home video created by a married heterosexual Christian couple doing missionary position on the bed? Other than the fact that they created a video at all, they’re as conservatively moral as you can get, so how could it be judged immoral?
(I mean, other than being a really boring video.)
Additionally, claiming that society is justified in (much less capable of) judging something as intimate and personal as sex to have a moral or immoral side is truly an affront to individuality and degrading of the capacity of adults to define their own lives and personal relationships as they see fit.
So then, is porn aesthetic? Well, the human body sure is, most especially the female form (also, less smelly). Loving shots of couples having an intimate moment are just as endearing as the elderly couple walking through the park still holding hands or the classic wedding kiss photo. And again, what IS generically aesthetic is highly subjective to time and culture and personal preference.
The same qualities of the level of artistic skill in regular photography cross right over into the nude variety. Lighting, staging, framing, and subject are all vastly important. And you can SEE that photographers making porn pay great attention to those things! The same aspects of human photography apply here, the upward turn of a head, a smile, welcoming body posture… they all play into the feeling portrayed in the picture whether or not the subjects are wearing clothes.
So yes, I do see a high artistic value in pornography. There is certainly a demand great enough for many artists to pour their heart and soul into it, and I would love to see the world where someone could be recognized as a truly great photographer who specializes in the utter beauty of sex and nudity.
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