On the difference between nakedness and nudity
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[[Nudity]] is different from ''[[nakedness]]''; [[Kenneth Clark]] argues in ''[[The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form]]'' (1956) 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." | [[Nudity]] is different from ''[[nakedness]]''; [[Kenneth Clark]] argues in ''[[The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form]]'' (1956) 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." | ||
:"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. In fact, the word 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." | :"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. In fact, the word 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." | ||
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Sixteen years later, in 1972, [[John Berger]] in ''[[Ways of Seeing]]'' argues that "a naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude," introducing the concept of [[sexual objectification]]. | Sixteen years later, in 1972, [[John Berger]] in ''[[Ways of Seeing]]'' argues that "a naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude," introducing the concept of [[sexual objectification]]. | ||
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Several thinkers have made a difference between nudity and nakedness.
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Denis Diderot
Kenneth Clark
Nudity is different from nakedness; Kenneth Clark argues in The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form (1956) 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."
- "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. In fact, the word 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."
John Berger
Sixteen years later, in 1972, John Berger in Ways of Seeing argues that "a naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude," introducing the concept of sexual objectification.
- "To be naked is to be oneself. To be nude is to be seen naked by others and yet not recognized for oneself. A naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude. (The sight of it as an object stimulates the use of it as an object.) Nakedness reveals itself. Nudity is placed on display. To be naked is to be without disguises."
See also
- The naked and the nude
- "The Chaste Susanna", an essay by French philosopher Denis Diderot refers to partial nudity as being more indecent than full nudity.