Art or Porn?
The naked human body, all its parts and functions are "decent"! It is hard to say what would be "indecent" in a naturist/nudist environment! Desplaying and flaunting an unwanted erection maybe or masturbating in full view of everyone, could be considered "indecent"! "Indecency", just like "modesty" are man-made concepts, they do not exist in nature.
OK, taking this further, when is art porn
I feel that the point here is going to get overrun by the pictures you're showing, Jeanne. True Nudists will at some point see what you're posting in here as porn, regardless of what any of us want to call it, and get the whole discussion knocked off.
These last three pictures are very much pornographic and as such are not allowed here. Their artistic merit will mean nothing if they get you banned, and I think that would be a damned shame because I appreciate your openness, both in your words and your beautiful other pictures. It would be best if you delete these three and keep your sexy freight train on the rails.
So, for the sake of the thread and because we are where we are, I will say these pictures have proven that art can certainly be pornographic, and that pornography can certainly be artistic. But once the orifices have been breached, the art becomes something our website considers unacceptable.
Jeanne wrote:OK, taking this further, when is art porn
The differences between this series and the previous ones is that they call attention to either the sex act or prominently displayed genitalia, both of which are forbidden by the site owners.
And it's the site owners who make the call, because they're navigating in an area where they might face legal prosecution for what they choose to display. Considering that we're in a society where some think that any display of nudity at all is perverted, I have to give them credit for displaying any nude pictures at all.
As others have pointed out, the nude human body is considered beautiful by some people, no matter what behavior is presented. For me, art is all about conveying truth, which is where most (but not all) pornography falls short. It's almost never meant to portray real sex, which is all about communication and intimacy, but mechanical portrayals of a fantasized concept of the act. And from what I can see, the performance always ends with the orgasm. In real life, that's when the story starts, as the characters relish the bond they have just formed with each other.