Perceptions of Nudity

Perceptions of Nudity As I began my research for this project, I started to think about my own perceptions of nudity, not only in art, but also in society. I have sat through countless hours of Art History lectures and never really considered the vast meaning behind all of the nudity. More than anything, that fact really disturbed me considering I have been studying art extensively for about two years. I have overlooked the most …

…well as my own. I saw that nudity can be found in a moment being captured while the subject is in his or her most impulsive state. A subject becomes naked when their body is the object of a degeneration that happened in such a way, that it could not have occurred naturally. This, however, is entirely up to the viewer. What an individual considers art makes the distinction between being nude and being naked.