Is it possible to model for nude art and be a Christian?

Is it possible to model for nude art and be a Christian? One of my really good friends models for nude art. I'm not going to lie, she has a really nice body with the hour glass shape and is really fit and in good shape. I can see why she models for nude art, though one thing about her is that she's a Christian. I asked her if that goes against her religion to model for nude art and she says it doesn't. She tells me that art is a form of expression and that nude art is a beautiful form of art that has been around for many years. She has invited me to some of her art sessions and from what i noticed it seems as though she models for erotic nude art, with her posing with other female models in erotic artistic poses. Is it possible to model for nude art and still remain a faithful Christian?

Is it possible to model for nude art and be a Christian?
Hi,


I'm one of the people who has taken a live drawing class with nude models (both male and female) posing as subjects. I am very grateful to these people who model so that students like I was at the time could improve our drawing skills.





From the perspective of someone who has drawn from live models, I don't see any reason why the model couldn't be a Christian. Live drawing is not about oogling the model, it's about creating form, line, and shadow in the representation of the human body. True, one could perhaps draw from statues, but there is nothing like being able to draw from a model that will change positions so that you are not always drawing the same thing, or so that you can do a study of a particular muscle group and how it changes as it moves (for example). Clothed models are helpful in some ways but may obscure the muscle or bone structure you want to get right.





Yes, it is sensual, as every art is sensual, but it is not lustful, pornographic or "dirty." The human body is marvelous and having the opportunity to draw a living subject is something I was always very grateful for.





P.S. the models with the nicest bodies are not always the best *models*. The models that I found most helpful were those who struck a variety of different kinds of poses, always facing a slightly different direction so that participants could get a chance to draw them from almost every angle. Students sit all around the model so if they always face the same way, some students will only see their left side and others only their right.
Reply:Nope. I was thinking that it might be in that case if it were truely an art thing. But posing with other wemon in erotic poses blew it out of the water. If she was truely a Christian she would not have even thought about doing that.
Reply:actually, its really about how she feels. if she knows in her heart that God is ok with it, and she's not feeling guilt, then it must be ok.
Reply:All the ladies in the Playboy Mansion are devout Christians.
Reply:There's nothing sinful about the female form.
Reply:why are you people so hung up about nudity and sex?
Reply:sure.


its art.
Reply:I would have to say yes, simply because I do not recall there being any inherent problem with nudity in the Bible....there was only shame that prevented us from willingly displaying it, but, aside from that, I don't believe that God had a strong sense of disdain for the human body on display...he did create it after all! (Aside from that...if she is not engaging in any sexual activity in the process, she really isn't doing anything wrong...).
Reply:Why the hell not?





Art is just that, ART. The female form is beautiful and symmetrical and lends itself well to artistic expression.





Lewdness and vulgarity is in the twisted mind of the beholder.





When are people going to lose the puritanical, guilt and shame-ridden mentality?
Reply:Why not? Christ preached voluntary poverty for the sake of charity, associating with less fortunate people, and providing an example of benevolent members of society.





Despite what many modern (particularly American) Christians would have you believe, he said nothing about naughty body parts, inappropriate language or how high one could wear one's dress.
Reply:Didn't you ask this last night? I remember telling you that there's a long tradition of nudity in Western Art and that people in our culture are considered uneducated if they are offended by nudity in art? Did you read any of the answers people gave you then?
Reply:As long as she remembers her fig leaf. Remember all, the bible tells us that we need to be afraid of sexuality.
Reply:You asked this yesterday, and I gave a damn good answer and so did many other people.





Go and read the answers, yeah?
Reply:Yes.





Nudity is not a sin. Drawing or painting is not a sin. Nothing going on in that art class is sexual, unless you bring it there in your mind.





If you see erotic images, that's your sin, not her sin, or the artists' sin.
Reply:i don't believe you can be an active Christian and do that because people look at the art lustfully rather they want to or not it is are nature and that is a sin so with that said she is posing naked have others look at her lustfully she is causing others to sin which is a sin in it self


but really that is between her and God
Reply:Sure it is. It is not for us to judge, one way or another. It is HER buisiness, between her and God. After all, she was given free will like anyone else. At least, that's the way I see it.

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