As long as the same consideration/acceptance/ license or criticism and
castigation is applied to all artists and their work equally regardless of
their sexual preference. It is when figure studies of women and the
photographers who make them are criticized and very stereotypical
beefcake/cheesecake photos of men are protected from comment by "political
correctness" that I say that the "Emperor, indeed, has no clothes!"
CHEERS!
BOB KISS
-----Original Message-----
From: mmorrill2@uswest.net <mmorrill2@uswest.net>
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Date: Friday, December 10, 1999 8:42 PM
Subject: PANDORA OR CAN OF WORMS?
>"I do wonder why it is, too, and it seems you are totally correct in =
>saying, that homosexual artists also produce stereotypical, objectifying
>=
>images?"
>
>I find the above statement to be quite narrow. First I wish to point out
>that I doubt that the sexuality of the artist is relevant. This is more
>of an indication of larger cultural values.
>
>It is also an assumption that what is visibly gay (so labeled) is the
>only homosexual art using the nude.
>Not all gay artists are out.
>
>Sex sells and that is in my mind why, apparently homosexual art might
>appear to be about objectification.
>It is targeted to a gay audience whose common thread is sexuality. If
>the only platinum prints I ever saw were pictures on web pages I could
>say that platinum prints look like the silver prints that I see on web
>pages, therefore they are equivalent.
>
>If the point was that the cheesecake-beefcake is commonplace I can see
>that.
>
>Artist must go beyond the scope of their everyday life and expand the
>horizon of a culture. Unfortunately many artists yield to pressure of
>commercialism.
>
>Some artists reflect the values of their sect of society. Like wildlife
>painters.
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