Nudes are abundantly rampant.
A well done nude is rare indeed. I think too many people think slapping up a naked figure is art.
If it has to be naked, it should have some quality of life and substance and style to it, nevermind a pose worth artistic merit.
As for the violence, perhaps it is a form of venting or as suggested, getting attention by being gross. Onlookers are always fascinated by ugly, absurd and grotesque for some reason, that's why we have traffic jams when people slow down to look at victims in accidents.
Is that for real or what?
I will suggest that art doesn't have to be naked to be absurd, there's some pretty disgusting clothed figures being extremely naughty hereabouts too.

Message edited on: 05/03/2005 21:43