What is the difference between "eroticism and nudity"?

Question

Is any nudity in art like paintings is different than ****** paintings or sculptures in the walls of many ancient monuments?

Answer 1

****** is sensual or sexual and arousing.

Nudity is artistic and often acceptable behavior.

Naked is defenseless and bare to the world without purpose.

(with thanks for paraphrasing Larry Niven).

Answer 2

The difference between eroticism and nudity is mainly a matter of taste. Is the nude sculpture by Micheal Angelo nudity or eroticism ? It can be quite hazy to clearly define. This is why Edwin Mease failed in the 80's.

Answer 3

Nudity in art paintings is a study of the still life of the model capturing the essence of form and shape, Eroticism and nudity in paintings has underlaying messages depicted that foreplay your mind towards sensuality, sexuality, fantasy

Answer 4

As a painter, I believe that a human body is the most beautiful subject in the world. No landscape, no still life, nothing can challenge the creation of God.
Nude paintings show the body at its most, although draped bodies also had their time (i.e. representations of the Virgin Mary in all ages of Occidental painting history).
Whether or not the body is "beautiful" according to some canons, since the impressionist age (*) beauty is expressed through the expression (posture, face, etc.) and the feelings it inspires to the artists, who translate those feelings by painting.

Eroticism can be an add-on but it must never be a subject as such. As for pornography, it is not supposed to be art, although young Picasso made a few pornographic drawings and paintings

(*) Dutch painter Bruegel was an early adept of painting not-canon-beautiful people.

Answer 5

Eroticism is the suggestion, nudity is the act. Both can be classified as art-- but when something that is nude is also highly suggestive, it's read more as pornography, and not art. It's an interesting dilemma- What is more important, the concept or the actual image?

Answer 6

Nudity can be art, if the pose is right and is not overly ****** as to where one can not concentrate on the painting or sculpture.

Answer 7

Nudity is simply the absence of clothes. Eroticism means your intentionally trying to excite the senses.

Answer 8

Very difficult, and excellent question. This is the basis of obscenity laws, and those who fight them.
Typically, "eroticism" is art/photo/sculpture designed to stimulate sexual desire. While, nudity is an unclothed human form presented, for artistic reasons-not always to stimulate a sexual reaction in the viewer.
Finally, some of the master's nudes were, well, "boudoir photographs" of their patron's mistresses/servants. You do what you have to, to pay the rent I guess.

Answer 9

Eroticism is the art of causing sexual desire or excitement. Nudity is the naked human figure as a subject in art or photography.

Answer 10

First Thessalonians 5:23 makes it very clear: “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole SPIRIT and SOUL and BODY be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” The word “soul” is defined by some as the mind, will, and emotions. While that’s certainly true, it’s incomplete. The “conscience” should also be included in that definition. The soul is really what most people call the “personality.” You can feel both your body and your soul and are receiving information from them all the time. For example, if I put my hand on your shoulder, you would know that I touched you. I could also make you feel happy or sad, or even hurt you without any physically contact, simply by the words I speak. Those words are processed by your mind, and the result of their effect is often expressed in your emotions. It’s easy to know how your body feels, what’s going on in your mind, and what emotions you’re experiencing. However, your spirit is much different. It cannot be accessed in any natural way. If you want to know what your spirit is like, you must find out from the Word, not rely on emotions or other perceptions. God’s Word is spirit and life! When you look at your face in a mirror, you aren’t really seeing yourself; you’re viewing a reflection. Even though it’s only a reflection, you have learned to trust it and act on what you see. God’s Word is just like that mirror: it reflects perfectly who you are in the spirit. Add: I just received this email from some one. I though it is relevant to your question. I will post here for every one to read. "Your mind, as a mental faculty, entertains thought from two sources, the senses (including memories), or the spirit. Spirit knowledge comes from within, while your senses only relate to your external environment. Our thoughts feed our feelings. Perception makes the difference. Spirit knowledge is realised through resonance and faith. Faith is to your spirit what your senses are to your body. Faith perceives reality beyond the horizon of the senses. The Greek word, to understand, sunieimi, means a joint-knowledge; a flowing together as of two streams. The word for conscience, suneido from sun + eido, to see together. Because man is the God-kind, we are in essence faith compatible. God would be wasting His words if this was not true. “The seeing eye and the hearing ear, the Lord has made them both.″ Francois du Toit

Answer 11

Nudity - being unclothed: the state of having no clothes on
or
bareness: bareness or plainness, with no covering or decoration

Eroticism - ****** quality: an ****** quality in something, especially an ****** style or subject in literature or art
or
sexual desire: feelings of sexual desire
or
excessive sexual excitement: unusually persistent or frequent sexual interest or desire