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Subject: RE: [Leica] The fine line between art and pornography
From: "Adrian Morgan" <mourges@iprimus.com.au>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:13:20 +1100

It would depend on where you want to draw the line of the act finishing.

i would suggest that having semen on you is still part of the sexual act.

i wonder if people would have been so offended if it was all women who were
in this position.  i.e. Is it particularly offensive because there is
male-male sexual contact?  I find lots of people have no issue with gay
people as long as they don't exhibit any openly gay contact as that makes
people sqeamish.

Art is all about creating a reaction.   whether that be revulsion (the
carved up animals in formaldehyde (sp?)) or fear (some of James Nachtwey
work comes to mind) or happiness.   I think he succedded in creating art,
because of everyones reactions. There is something powerful about it to
cause this much passionate reponse.

Thanks Kyle for bringing it to our attention!

>
> > G e o r g e   L o t t e r m o s e r 12/12/03
>
> They're not portraits of an intimate, inherently sexual act.
> They're portraits of individuals, exposed a moment after an
> inherently sexual act.
>
> Adrian Morgan12/11/03
>
> >for me, they are portraits of an intimate, inherently sexual
> >act, but without the sex.
>
> Fond regards,
>
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