Nudity , or nakedness , is a state of being in which a human is not wearing clothing or is not covering the genitals. Nakedness was the natural state of human beings in the tropical climates where they first evolved and continues to be the norm in many isolated indigenous societies during the 21st century. The modern understanding of nudity is culturally complex due to different meanings given various states of undress in differing social situations. In any particular society, nudity is defined in relation to being properly dressed, not in relation to the specific body parts exposed. For humans, nakedness and clothing are connected to many cultural categories such as identity , privacy , social status and moral behavior. In Western societies , there are two contradictory cultural traditions relating to nudity. The first comes from the ancient Greeks , who saw the naked body as the natural state and as essentially positive. The second is based upon the Abrahamic religions , which have viewed being naked as shameful and essentially negative.
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The newest issue of HipMama magazine features a photograph of artist Ana Alvarez-Errecald standing, topless, holding her baby. He's wearing a Spiderman costume and she is wearing the mask. The child is breastfeeding at one of her breasts and holding his hand over the other. After distributors expressed concern about having the magazine on US newsstands, HipMama was forced to publish not one, but two, covers: a "family-friendly" one that ensured it would be sold on newsstands and in supermarkets in which her bared breast is hidden by a large red dot and another, mailed to subscribers, in which her child's hand on her breast will be apparent. Alvarez-Errecald's most prominent earlier work, a diptych titled " The Birth of My Daughter ," is also being published in the magazine.
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Sophia Vogel , a photographer living in Berlin, Germany, wants to change the way you look at nude photographs. To do that, she created a series called " With and Without " that simply shows people doing everyday tasks clothed, and then unclothed. The result of Vogel's work is a lovely and mundane in a good way view at people doing the most intimate tasks of their day, in the most intimate thing anyone can wear — nothing. The project is based on trust, and trust only.
By Radhika Sanghani. It was present in the ancient world, was a crucial part of religious depictions, and in , seems to be valued just as highly as ever. Indeed, the ratio seems to be so unbalanced that one group of women has set up an organisation Guerilla Girls to expose sexism in the art world. Their goal is to stop objectification and divert the male gaze. It has come under fire for asking students to perform naked in a candlelit room, as part of the final exam for an advanced visual arts class. It is all very controlled. If they are uncomfortable with this gesture, they should not take the class. Whatever the outcome, it raises questions around whether nudity in art is essential - and where the line falls between art and pornography.
