Nudity
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[[Image:Olympia (1863) by Édouard Manet.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Olympia (painting)|Olympia]]'' by [[Édouard Manet]], painted in [[1863]], depicting a [[courtesan]] [[gaze|gazing]] at her viewer.]] | [[Image:Olympia (1863) by Édouard Manet.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Olympia (painting)|Olympia]]'' by [[Édouard Manet]], painted in [[1863]], depicting a [[courtesan]] [[gaze|gazing]] at her viewer.]] | ||
- | [[Image:Richard Dadd - Come unto These Yellow Sands.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Come unto These Yellow Sands'' ([[1842]]) by [[Richard Dadd]]. Images of nude and semi-nude [[fairies]] dancing in rings became popular during the Victorian era.]] | + | [[Image:Richard Dadd - Come unto These Yellow Sands.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Come unto These Yellow Sands]]'' ([[1842]]) by [[Richard Dadd]]. Images of nude and semi-nude [[fairies]] dancing in rings became popular during the Victorian era.]] |
+ | [[Image:L'Atelier du peintre by Courbet.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[The Artist's Studio]]'' ([[1855]]) by [[Gustave Courbet]]]] | ||
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:"The English language, with its elaborate generosity, distinguishes between the [[naked]] and the [[nude]]. To be naked is to be deprived of our clothes, and the word implies some of the embarrassment most of us feel in that condition. The word "nude," on the other hand, carries, in educated usage, no uncomfortable overtone. The vague image it projects into the mind is not of a huddled and defenseless body, but of a balanced, prosperous, and confident body: the body re-formed."--[[Kenneth Clark]] in ''[[The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form]]'' | :"The English language, with its elaborate generosity, distinguishes between the [[naked]] and the [[nude]]. To be naked is to be deprived of our clothes, and the word implies some of the embarrassment most of us feel in that condition. The word "nude," on the other hand, carries, in educated usage, no uncomfortable overtone. The vague image it projects into the mind is not of a huddled and defenseless body, but of a balanced, prosperous, and confident body: the body re-formed."--[[Kenneth Clark]] in ''[[The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form]]'' |
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- "The English language, with its elaborate generosity, distinguishes between the naked and the nude. To be naked is to be deprived of our clothes, and the word implies some of the embarrassment most of us feel in that condition. The word "nude," on the other hand, carries, in educated usage, no uncomfortable overtone. The vague image it projects into the mind is not of a huddled and defenseless body, but of a balanced, prosperous, and confident body: the body re-formed."--Kenneth Clark in The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form
Nudity is the state of wearing no clothing. It is sometimes used to refer to wearing significantly less clothing than expected by the conventions of a particular culture and situation, and in particular exposing the bare skin of intimate parts and has analogous uses. Nudity is different from nakedness; Kenneth Clark declares in The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form that " the word [nudity] was forced into our vocabulary by critics of the early eighteenth century to persuade the artless islanders [of the UK] that, in countries where painting and sculpture were practiced and valued as they should be, the naked human body was the central subject of art." Sixteen years later, in 1972, John Berger in Ways of Seeing says that "a naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude," introducing the concept of sexual objectification.
See also
- On the difference between nakedness and nudity
- Erotic art
- Naked
- Nude photography
- Famous nude scenes
- Nudie cutie
- Nudie film
- Nudism
- Nudist film
- Female nudity
- Nudity in art
- Nudity in film
See also
- Naturism: Public nudity• Nudist community• Christian naturism• Gay naturism• Naturist magazine• Naturist resort
- Nude recreation: Nude beach• Nudity in sport• Clothing-optional bike ride• Naked hiking• Skinny dipping• Streaking• Sun bathing• Naked yoga• Massage• Hot tubbing• Bathing• Showering• Sauna• Naked party• Strip games• Nude wedding• Nude beach
- In art and media: Art nude• Body painting• Heroic nudity• Naked News• Nude model• Nudity in film• Nude photography• Nudity in American television• Nudity in science fiction• Nudity in music videos• Nudity in advertising• Nude calendar
- The nude body: Barechested• Topless• Barefoot• Going commando• Intimate parts • Modesty• Physical attractiveness• Vanity• Human physical appearance• Body image• Gymnophobia
- Nudity and sexuality: Exhibitionism• Voyeurism• Anasyrma• Flashing• Mooning• Striptease• Softcore pornography• Erotic photography• Sexual objectification
- Social and legal issues:Decency• Indecent exposure• Obscenity• Topfreedom• Nudity and protest• Sex segregation • Wardrobe malfunction• Breastfeeding in public• Dress code• Clothing laws by country• Awrah• Nudity in religion• Strip search
- American Nudist Research Library• Society for Indecency to Naked Animals• American Gymnosophical Association• History of nudity• Timeline of non-sexual social nudity• List of social nudity organizations• Nudity in combat• No-nudity clause• Imagery of nude celebrities• Clothing-optional events• Social nudity advocates