Nudism In Art, Literature , Cinema
The aim of this group is to encourage members to share their experiences from any type of art that proves that to be naked is to be oneself , that we were meant to be nude , that nudism is humane , that nudism is a protest against class and status pretentiousness - that nudism is freedom against society's hypocrisy and oppressiveness - that nudism can be a powerful spiritual experience - that...
- created by adamus2000
The icon of nudism
Return to Discussions'The Michelangelo Davidis vast , defiant and nude.Seen by itself, the David's body might be some unusually taut and vivid work of antiquity; it is only when we come to the head that we are aware of a spiritual force that the ancient world never knew. I suppose that this quality, which I may call heroic is not a part of most people's idea of civilisation. It involves a contempt for convenience and a sacrifice of all those pleasures that contribute to what we call civilised life. And yet we recognise that to despise material obstacles and even to defy the blind forces of faith is man's supreme achievement; and since in the end, civilisation depends on man extending his powers of mind and spirit to the utmost, we must recognise the emergence of Michelangelo as one of the great events in the history of western man.'Sir Kenneth Clarke - 'The Hero as Artist' in Civilisation episode 5