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<DIV>In a message dated 10/28/2005 6:53:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
anonymous_animus@yahoo.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Lorraine
says:<BR>>>Maybe I have missed something, but what about <BR>ART? Every
Friday a model poses nude for four hours<BR>for me Some of them are strong
women insisting on <BR>certain conditions. An acquaintance draws her
nudes<BR>from Playboy.<<<BR><BR>--That's an example of how agreement
upon a frame<BR>influences perception of what's in it. The "artistic<BR>nude"
frame renders anything in it culturally<BR>acceptable, even highbrow. The
"porn" frame can put<BR>the same content in a totally different light.
The<BR>same individual can have two sets of "eyes", depending<BR>on the
setting, other observers, and contextual cues.<BR>Some artists enjoy playing
with the boundary lines<BR>between frames, turning porn into art and vice
versa.<BR>It seems difficult for most people to intentionally<BR>shift their
interpretation, and it's relatively easy<BR>to convince them that something is
art or trash, just<BR>by surrounding the object with signs
commonly<BR>associated with one context or the other. Perception<BR>is
malleable, and most people aren't very comfortable<BR>with ambiguity,
preferring situations where they know<BR>in advance which set of eyes to
use.<BR><BR>Michael<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Yes, that true Michael. Take Mapplethorpe for example</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Lorraine
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For Lynn> Pictures</FONT></DIV>
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name=eBayBig><BR><BR>Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who
find it. <BR>---Andre Gide
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