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And i stiil want to know where the appropriate place is to hang a big picture of a fully naked slightly suggestive 12 year old girl!

This is the part the keep being overlooked,
YOU think it's Slightly suggestive. that mirrors more your moral preachings than it does an inanimate object.

Because that's ALL it is it is an inanimate object that people place morals and opinions on. It has no real suggestiveness, the qualities of the image are ONLY those that PEOPLE (you) put on it.



so by that definition there are no sexually suggestive pictures of children......bullshit....

Have you actually seen the pictures that got taken from the gallery?

got no problem with nudity at all and the suggestive the better if your
18 0r over . My porn collection is also fairly impressive....... But my point is i know NOONE who, If i had one of the more suggestive ones on my wall, wouldnt look at me when they walked in my house like i was a bit weird....and i definitely wouldn't be getting any if i bought home a date to look at my artwork....

like i have said before a lot of his work is pretty good ...

but there HAS to be a line..... there are sickos out there
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As an educator and a mandated reporter under the law, what would you do if presented with a photo of one of your students in this sort of situation.

Actual question. Would you be mandated to report this as a potential abuse situation? What about the consequences if you do NOT report it and it is discovered that you knew about it?


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As a person who has a Bachelors' degree from an art college and has drawn hundreds of pictures of many female and male models of various sizes, shapes, ages, I have found none of this to be a sexual experience in any way. Yes, I have drawn a man's penis or a female's breasts and vagina. No, this did not change the picture into a sexual one. As I drew each figure or each pose, I tried to capture the essence of the person and his or her mood, as well as what I visually saw in front of me.

I understand that it's the age of the models that is disturbing to many, but I don't think that a nude child or person is a sexual image. I glanced at some of the photos...they did seem ethereal to me. Some of them also seemed a little dark. I am sure that there is a story in the collection. Without seeing the whole thing as the artist would have wanted it to be seen, we cannot make a judgement about what the statement was of this particular show.

I personally find that age (12-13) to be beautiful and awkward at the same time. These girls look like little nymphs, sweet fawns. I remember this age well. It's the stage when a girl is in between worlds, when she is caught between being a young girl and turning into a young woman.

The only bit of natural "sexuality" in using girl's of this age might be perceived sexuality, due to the onset of the physical changes of a girl's body. Yet, as a female who remembers being that age, I did not think of my body as sexual at that age. I was aware of changes, but I did not fully realize what this meant to the outside world. To me, using a young girl's nudity might be an expression of vulnerability, not her sexuality. Her true essence is in transition from a little girl duckling into a beautiful swan, someday. It's the shift of the child's innocence that is a little scary, perhaps?

The fact that this has caused a debate of this nature is telling of how instinctively protective we are of our youth, which is not a bad thing. We fear those who will look and see something evil in something as innately beautiful as a young girl's nude vulnerability and innocence.

Would people feel differently about the artwork if the artist was a female?

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Squeak:

As an educator and a mandated reporter under the law, what would you do if presented with a photo of one of your students in this sort of situation.

Actual question. Would you be mandated to report this as a potential abuse situation? What about the consequences if you do NOT report it and it is discovered that you knew about it?


If one of my students were in any of those pictures, the first thing i would do is talk to the student, and parent to ascertain that mutual consent was given for the student to model.
If all was well then i would say, congrats, you and the photographer make some very cool images.
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My porn collection is also fairly impressive.......



I sincerely don't intend this as a personal slap, but I'm wondering if there is any connection between amassing a "fairly impressive" porn collection and sexualizing the photos in question.
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My porn collection is also fairly impressive.......



I sincerely don't intend this as a personal slap, but I'm wondering if there is any connection between amassing a "fairly impressive" porn collection and sexualizing the photos in question.




just didnt want you to get the wrong impression after you said i was preaching morals....
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I do find a huge difference in painting, sculpting and drawing these sort of images compared to photography.....im not sure if thats weird or not?.
And i didnt have a problem with the majority of his work just a few pictures that i thought where a bit over the top.

Not trying to preach though....and funnily enough it was a woman who decided to do the photo shoot of her 12 year old. I guess trying to show exactly what you have just described.
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Is it art or pornography to exhibit photographs of naked 12- and 13- year-old girls?

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Call it either, it's illegal. It's also pretty sick.>:(

No it's not
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I do find a huge difference in painting, sculpting and drawing these sort of images compared to photography.....im not sure if thats weird or not?.
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This is a common judgment by people who think photography is not an art form. it take just as much skill (although sometimes a different type) to produce good artistic photos, as it does a good painting.
it's like comparing stick figures to a Van Gough
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What????...so you take great stick figures?.....congratulations!

I know it can be an art form....for me though... i guess its a lot easier to take a great tandem PHOTO ....Rather than a great tandem PAINTING???......... Who knows, i just know that for some reason if those pictures that where a bit borderline had been paintings i probably wouldnt have a problem at all.....its weird...
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fir enough....I just know its easier to take an amazing Tandem photo... then it is to draw it:)

not if you are an artist who works with charcoal or paint and does not skydive:ph34r:
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Who knows, i just know that for some reason if those pictures that where a bit borderline had been paintings i probably wouldnt have a problem at all.....its weird...

the weird thing here is that you dont seem to understand that the issue is with YOU not the photos.
The issue is with how you perceive them images.
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You can't yell fire in a crowded theater (unless there is a fire) because your right to freedom of speech doesn't justify the potential harm to others.

So, given the content and potential harm to others can the "art" justify it's existence?


well it obviously does here in Australia.
The USofA has very prudish standards by Australian, and European standards.
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the weird thing here is that you dont seem to understand that the issue is with YOU not the photos.
The issue is with how you perceive them images.




Guilty as charged suggestive pictures of naked 12 year old girls doesn't do it for me....so if thats a problem I have i guess its one i can live with....

....cheers for the concern though...
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Who knows, i just know that for some reason if those pictures that where a bit borderline had been paintings i probably wouldnt have a problem at all.....its weird...



I don´t know why some people think the issue is the form of art that representations where delivered, and not the representation itself.
The issue here is if the girl consented to, the family consented to, if the girl was not made felt unconfortable, if she was aware that her schoolmates may end up seeing her naked and all those things that may affect the well being of the child. Wether it is a picture or a painting or a sculpture is irrelevant.

What about if she had her breast and her private parts covered with her hands? It may not offend you then but she still would have had to pose naked in front of a stranger. So if it was okay with the model and no harm was done, then i think it is alright.

Just for the record, i personally do not like those pictures that much because I hate any kind of so called art that involves provoking the audience. And using a 12 years old girl model is surely going to provoke many people. It is like getting cheap publicity. Just my opinion.

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the weird thing here is that you dont seem to understand that the issue is with YOU not the photos.
The issue is with how you perceive them images.


Guilty as charged suggestive pictures of naked 12 year old girls doesn't do it for me....so if thats a problem I have i guess its one i can live with....
... Nice try, but you're still the judgmental one:P
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... But the arguments your making are the same a pedophile would make if he was caught with pictures....

At some stage doesn't someone have to be judgmental??...And where do you draw the line???
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... But the arguments your making are the same a pedophile would make if he was caught with pictures....

At some stage doesn't someone have to be judgmental??...And where do you draw the line???


I dont draw the line, that's what the judicial system is for.

The Maplethorpe exhibition, and the Piss Christ exhibition both caused outrage throughout a whole range of demographics. I have no problem with either of them
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You can't yell fire in a crowded theater (unless there is a fire) because your right to freedom of speech doesn't justify the potential harm to others.

So, given the content and potential harm to others can the "art" justify it's existence?


well it obviously does here in Australia.



So how does Australia justify the "art" given the content and potential harm?

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The USofA has very prudish standards by Australian, and European standards.



Do you believe that the issue regarding the "art" is based more on prudishness than the content and potential harm?
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I dont draw the line, that's what the judicial system is for.



So you allow your government to draw the line for you and then accept without question the line ... :S
no if I question my government i do it at the polls.

as to your previous post. acceptable societal standards are set by the people, and reviewed and reassessed over time. what i find offensive is apparently different to what you find offensive.
Given that here in Australia the pictures in question are not considered pornography, (in a court of law) and actually some of which appear in our National Gallery, I will take it as read that at least our society in general accepts the pictures as art. Your society may not, based on the standards set by your people.
But given that in the popular free to air media in the USofA you cant say Nigga, or show butt crack without it being blurred out, I would hazard to say that yes your country is more prudish than mine and many others in Western modern society
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