Why is a nude photo on the wall called "art" and on your computer called "porn"?

Answer 1

'Cause the one on your wall doesn't have a "money shot".

Answer 2

Nudes on walls can be porn, and nudes on a computer can be art. Alot depends on how it is done, and what the intention is. Even a hard core porn photo can be art if it is shown in the right context. All subjective.
I think that has to do with some of the stupidity that people are showing lately. An art teacher getting into trouble for taking kids to an art museum, where there was a nude statue.
People are blurring that line all the time now, afraid to offend anyone with nude human form (but it is okay for extreme violence to be shown of course).

Answer 3

art sometimes is not art
photos, nude is considered to be "art" in attempt to pass them off as OK.

Anything not over 100 yrs old, on your computer and nude is "porn" according to a LOT of people today. Some that's only a 1,000 years old is also "porn" by these same people.

go figure. I quit trying some time ago.

Answer 4

Not all online softcore is considered porn. A famous photographer by the name of Peter Hegre is well recognized for his nude photography of women. All his content is on the Internet and most would not consider his work porn. However, works that are truly labeled as porn are intended to be sexually arousing. Nude art on the wall is also intended to arouse--arouse the imagination.

Art or the philosophy of art is disputable as it is difficult to define. As there are no definitive rules placed on what would be considered art. I suppose recognizing art is almost instinctive.

Why nude anything is considered porn to most can be explain by its controversial nature. The naked body expressed openly is seen as taboo simply because it's improper, therefore one would automatically draw up the notion that nakedness is deprave.

Which brings me to the topic at point, why the difference in attitudes between the two mediums? Society influences our way of thinking to believe that art in museums are of importance and the others are there to be sexually gratifying.

Surely the first naked painting stirred up controversy when introduced. It's no different to how we perceive Internet nudes.

Answer 5

Because it is necesary to look at the content of the picture, and what is going on in it. The obvious intent of the image has alot to do with what the content is considered. A centerfold in Hustler Magazine, or on their website for that matter, is clearly different from a piece in the Smithsonian National Art Gallery.

Answer 6

Because a still photograph of someone nude is considered art (depending on the setting). While naked people on the internet are often making obscene gestures, and are "spread eagle". It is considered more graphic than a nude form.

Answer 7

Does a nude statue of a woman be considered porn or art?

Answer 8

Actually, a photo on your computer of a nude artwork is still art. Porn is porn.

Answer 9

There are way too many sensitive people in this world, which is a big reason for it. We were all nude at birth. It's normal. Many people forgive art just because it's art.

Rum Shots!

Answer 10

Not all the time. Depends on how the photo was shot. If it is intended for sexual pleasure, it's porn, if it's intended as a photo, it's art. Silly yes, but there's a difference in nudity and nakey.

Answer 11

Because the artist who put it on the wall said it was art. The person who put it on the computer intends on selling it for $9.99 a month. It's all about the intention.