Forum: Art Theory


Subject: Nude art....your thoughts?

looksgood opened this issue on Jul 25, 2003 ยท 57 posts


lmckenzie posted Thu, 07 August 2003 at 12:48 AM

I'm sure your tastes in art may be most eclectic. However, it does seem that you have expressed some predisposition to consider Poser nudes as artless. If you prefer sea cucumbers, to viewing breasts, then I can only speculate that the said predisposition is based on perhaps something more than pure artistic sensibility. I also suspect that you're not alone in that feeling, just more honest than some. At any rate, I respect your preferences in art and marine life. For many people, Poser is about fun. I can kind of understand those who wish to take it more seriously and aspire to some greater level of artistic achievement but that's just not everyone's thing. Some kids enjoy playing a pickup game of ball where the trashcan is out, others will insist on dragging out the measuring tape and setting up base lanes. Whichever makes you happy. Fact is, no matter how accomplished your craft, there are other "kids" who will dismiss it out of hand, simply because you use Poser and don't build your own models from scratch. Everyone, it seems has to have someone to look down on. That is truly sad.

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