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In reply to the discussion: Bare Breasts On Statue Offend Some at Arboretum [View all]Spazito
(50,290 posts)43. You make some very good points...
and thanks for the information on the sculptor and the message he was trying to convey through the statue, much appreciated. I, too, think the statue and it's message could be a 'teaching moment' for parents and others who view it on the issue of healthy self image and how easily society, the media, etc, can cause all too many to view themselves through a 'distorted lens'.
I am still unsure as to whether the Arboretum is the best placement, I am glad it's not my decision to make.
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Greek Olympic athletes in antiquity competed in the nude. This is probably an homage to that since
stevenleser
May 2012
#32
Guernica comes to mind. You are SUPPOSED to be disturbed by Guernica. That's the point.
stevenleser
May 2012
#33
I'm pretty sure that's the point. Taking her own pic at a photo spot sans head...
Egalitarian Thug
May 2012
#37
Someone once told me that, at the Vatican, one pope was offended by male genitalia on statues
applegrove
May 2012
#3
I do not question as being "appropriate." I would hope it would engage the viewer in a
CTyankee
May 2012
#14
I don't have too many expectations about art in public spaces, altho I do kind of like
CTyankee
May 2012
#44
Well, you know, everyone is going to have their own interpretation of public art!
CTyankee
May 2012
#66
I don't object to the nudity but I find it creepy and unattractive. It probably gives kids
Raine
May 2012
#18
yet the NFL is a family setting and that's three hours of men trying to cripple themselves
Suji to Seoul
May 2012
#20
When Rick was assigned to the Captain's landing party his shirt was red and he was made of meat.
hunter
May 2012
#28
The curator said that the sculpture is meant to convey the idea that the person
stevenleser
May 2012
#42
well, that was my thought when I realized she was holding a camera on herself.
CTyankee
May 2012
#50
I have hesitated, in some of my Challenge threads, to post images of art that is
CTyankee
May 2012
#67