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What do you consider "Adult" in terms of art?
11 years ago
I am working on a fem-boi Al Teke (this is a double challenge for me) and got to thinking about my personal limitations.
As an art student the human body is not a thing of sexual imagery. It is, when the subject of art focus, a beautiful thing. Even the most ugly has certain qualities to it in terms of drawing, sculpting or painting, that I appreciate as art. Even so I have difficulties drawing the gender bits, and only recently have been able to get past some of the taboo walls I have over breasts.
I thought about this for a while. Why are these limitations present? I can appreciate them when another artist draws, paints, or sculpts them - especially if the anatomy is well rendered in it's proper form (or in the case of hybrid anatomy for anthros, creatively in a believable way). But why do I have these walls?
Well the first and most obvious answer is - porn is (imo) an objectification of the human body merely for pleasure's sake, and the sake of "getting off". The same goes for anthro-animal, or animal porn. Unless one is trying to make some kind of "statement", either political, social, etc. So that bothers me on one level, and is a factor as to why I can't/won't draw it as a subject matter.
The second is a bit weird for me. I more often don't seem bothered by other's opinions (unless they are slanderous lies - or based on a misconception). I'm tougher then that. However when it comes to my art, I get touchy. I know art is subjective, but being labeled a porn-artist or such bothers me. So I try to avoid it, even if this means I don't get to draw creatively, politically, or other such ways.
So as I am drawing up the single pose (maybe double pose) Al Teke, I realize that fembois as a body type are fun - however they are inherently sexual due to their specific fetish objectification. So, I am at a loss.
Do I draw the sheath and testicles, as they are not inherently sexual, especially drawn on a neutral pose (ref style) and not in a sexual show (erect) - or do I leave them out (toon naked) on a not-quite toony character?
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That got me to thinking more (I do this a lot late at night when I'm exhausted!) - // What // exactly is considered "adult"? Peeing on cars can be an offense or a sexual turn on, for goodness sake, for example.
Art is subjective depending on the viewer.... Sure. But when does a piece of artwork go from "no sexual intent" to "sexual intent"? What's the line?
As an art student the human body is not a thing of sexual imagery. It is, when the subject of art focus, a beautiful thing. Even the most ugly has certain qualities to it in terms of drawing, sculpting or painting, that I appreciate as art. Even so I have difficulties drawing the gender bits, and only recently have been able to get past some of the taboo walls I have over breasts.
I thought about this for a while. Why are these limitations present? I can appreciate them when another artist draws, paints, or sculpts them - especially if the anatomy is well rendered in it's proper form (or in the case of hybrid anatomy for anthros, creatively in a believable way). But why do I have these walls?
Well the first and most obvious answer is - porn is (imo) an objectification of the human body merely for pleasure's sake, and the sake of "getting off". The same goes for anthro-animal, or animal porn. Unless one is trying to make some kind of "statement", either political, social, etc. So that bothers me on one level, and is a factor as to why I can't/won't draw it as a subject matter.
The second is a bit weird for me. I more often don't seem bothered by other's opinions (unless they are slanderous lies - or based on a misconception). I'm tougher then that. However when it comes to my art, I get touchy. I know art is subjective, but being labeled a porn-artist or such bothers me. So I try to avoid it, even if this means I don't get to draw creatively, politically, or other such ways.
So as I am drawing up the single pose (maybe double pose) Al Teke, I realize that fembois as a body type are fun - however they are inherently sexual due to their specific fetish objectification. So, I am at a loss.
Do I draw the sheath and testicles, as they are not inherently sexual, especially drawn on a neutral pose (ref style) and not in a sexual show (erect) - or do I leave them out (toon naked) on a not-quite toony character?
>.>
That got me to thinking more (I do this a lot late at night when I'm exhausted!) - // What // exactly is considered "adult"? Peeing on cars can be an offense or a sexual turn on, for goodness sake, for example.
Art is subjective depending on the viewer.... Sure. But when does a piece of artwork go from "no sexual intent" to "sexual intent"? What's the line?
Like movie ratings, G and PG, obviously general, PG-13 mature, and NC-17, R, and X, obviously Adult.
At least that's how I see it.
Mature art: Would you show this to a younger kid? Maybe if you knew them, and their parents were okay with the topic.
Gore, Blood, Violence, NON-sexualized nudes. (a shieth is fine to have. That's just correct anatomy. It's not Porn.)
And like SugarSWeetAdelaide said, the focus isn't the genitals.
And certain light Fetishes are fine because, well... Feet/Paws aren't often seen as a sexual object. (Feet alone).
Also, apparently people just don't want to see lady nipples (even though you can put nipples on a man and it's fine)
so Any Lady Boobs with nipples must be under mature.
Basically, mature art is the topic that some people don't accept in life and others do.
It's like the answer to "Where do Babies Come from?"
Some people with answer it truthfully, You came from a Vagina... (lets say that's mature art)
And then some will say that you came from a spaceship from heaven or some sugar coded nonsense.
Mature art is the fine line.
Adult Art: You wouldn't just go and show this to people. This is what the SFW button is for.
This is Sexualized art. Erect Penises and Wet Vaginas. Cum, Sex
Extreme Fetishes such as Hard core Vore. or add a penis or cum to the previous Foot/Paw fetish and BAM Adult art
Porn... that's what Adult art is.
That's it as far as I'm concerned. I only use those distinctions for other people who get offended by such things. I'm an art fan and grown man. If some art offends me, that means it is a talking point about life, morals, and the nature of art.