Forum: Bryce


Subject: bryce or cheap porno

etep opened this issue on Jun 12, 2001 ยท 16 posts


Aerilion posted Thu, 14 June 2001 at 2:23 PM

Pornography is not subjective. It is clearly defined as visual and/or auditory content created and presented for the sole purpose of sexual gratification or stimulation. That's what it is and there ain't no denyin' it. Art, however, is totally subjective and can easily and often does blur into pornography. After all, folks were mighty turned on by the Mona Lisa's seductive smile in her day... there's no shame in pornography if you're an adult and you're looking for it. However it shouldn't appear where it's not expected. The general populous is disturbed by pornographic imagery - especially when they're surprised by it. I can see how average folks would be disillusioned by viewing the Bryce HOT20, as many of the images, while technically well done, were obviously done with the intent of sexual stimulation. (the images themselves would lose no artistic merit if the people in them wore clothes, would they? - they'd still be good art, and funny and all that, they just wouldn't be porn anymore...) Sexuality has it's place in art, it's a huge part of us as living beings, but a posette with her legs spread being examined by aliens (again, technically a well done image) should perhaps be separated from the non-overtly-sexual images. It should ALL be accessible, I believe, but as creators we should take responsibility for our intentions, and not cry "WAAAAH....IT'S ART" every time someone complains. Porn is porn. Don't be ashamed to call it that. Everyone deserves to show their work to the world, regardless of content. If you make an image that turns you on, or is overtly sexual, good for you! But do you not agree that perhaps it should be in a gallery with other images of that type? Where you won't be surprised by it as you're trying to show your kids how cool Bryce art can be? Wasn't that what Renderotica was all about? If the gallery moderators here don't care, then that's another thing altogether. Certainly seems to be the case, anyway. It's their house, after all, we're just partyin' in it. But the BEST artists are here, and it's a crime to send folks away from Renderosity to view the Bryce Forum gallery because the owners of this gallery won't recognize requests to separate content. That's just lost potential revenue... and definitely lost site traffic.