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<blockquote data-quote="Torrignani" data-source="post: 10712187" data-attributes="member: 94086"><p>Hello - </p><p> </p><p>I have been a nude art model for 7 months now, and have loved every minute of it. I am a Christian in a very conservative church (Presbyterian, PCA), and was raised in a very conservative home. I am a 25 y/o 4th year medical student, and started modeling for art classes and art clubs because I love art, and want to be a part of the creative process. It was not easy to model nude at first, but now it is a very enjoyable (but difficult) pasttime for me. And being only one of two male models in a city of a million, I stay quite busy with it!</p><p> </p><p>I have had no problems reconciling my Christian faith with being a nude model. The human body is God's most beautiful creation - what better way to worship him than by posing nude for artists and students to capture that glory??? I have never met a Christian (again, these are conservative Christians) who have a problem with nude modeling. Most of them would never do it (most people, Christians and non-Christians alike, would never do it) but they don't consider it sinful for me to do so.</p><p> </p><p>I do agree that there are some subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, displays of juvenility in some college art classes. I agree that very subtle flirtatious gestures do occur on the part of some women - some I think do it without thinking, others know exactly what they're doing. I have had off-color remarks made, and have had female students approach me after class. But this is the exception, not the rule. And no, I've never done anything immoral with students from any of the classes. My view is that there are temptations in everything in life, and that I should not give up something that is by and large innocent and pure for the few who behave inappropriately. </p><p> </p><p>Being a stripper, which implies that the intent is to arouse or titillate, is different from being a nude model. Nude modeling for art classes is about displaying the beauty of God's masterpiece, not about some prurient interest. Is there a subtle sensuality to modeling? Yes, there is. Men and women are meant to be attracted to each other physically, and this may occur in the context of figure drawing. The Bible admits this and even tacitly condones it; Proverbs 5 alludes to the sexual allure of female breasts, and Genesis describes Rachel as beautiful "of form and figure." Being attracted to a nude model isn't wrong of itself, but how the student or artist responds to that attraction. I'm sure that female students have been attracted to me (and I by no means have a perfect physique), and if it stops there, I see nothing wrong with that. </p><p> </p><p>In short, I agree that there are some problems and inappropriate behaviors surrounding nude modeling for art classes, but I have experienced no aspect of it that has detracted from my Christian walk. If it does, I will stop immediately. But as for now I will continue to display the beauty of the nude body, just as God originally intended...</p><p> </p><p>Any other thoughts on this topic?</p><p> </p><p>MWM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Torrignani, post: 10712187, member: 94086"] Hello - I have been a nude art model for 7 months now, and have loved every minute of it. I am a Christian in a very conservative church (Presbyterian, PCA), and was raised in a very conservative home. I am a 25 y/o 4th year medical student, and started modeling for art classes and art clubs because I love art, and want to be a part of the creative process. It was not easy to model nude at first, but now it is a very enjoyable (but difficult) pasttime for me. And being only one of two male models in a city of a million, I stay quite busy with it! I have had no problems reconciling my Christian faith with being a nude model. The human body is God's most beautiful creation - what better way to worship him than by posing nude for artists and students to capture that glory??? I have never met a Christian (again, these are conservative Christians) who have a problem with nude modeling. Most of them would never do it (most people, Christians and non-Christians alike, would never do it) but they don't consider it sinful for me to do so. I do agree that there are some subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, displays of juvenility in some college art classes. I agree that very subtle flirtatious gestures do occur on the part of some women - some I think do it without thinking, others know exactly what they're doing. I have had off-color remarks made, and have had female students approach me after class. But this is the exception, not the rule. And no, I've never done anything immoral with students from any of the classes. My view is that there are temptations in everything in life, and that I should not give up something that is by and large innocent and pure for the few who behave inappropriately. Being a stripper, which implies that the intent is to arouse or titillate, is different from being a nude model. Nude modeling for art classes is about displaying the beauty of God's masterpiece, not about some prurient interest. Is there a subtle sensuality to modeling? Yes, there is. Men and women are meant to be attracted to each other physically, and this may occur in the context of figure drawing. The Bible admits this and even tacitly condones it; Proverbs 5 alludes to the sexual allure of female breasts, and Genesis describes Rachel as beautiful "of form and figure." Being attracted to a nude model isn't wrong of itself, but how the student or artist responds to that attraction. I'm sure that female students have been attracted to me (and I by no means have a perfect physique), and if it stops there, I see nothing wrong with that. In short, I agree that there are some problems and inappropriate behaviors surrounding nude modeling for art classes, but I have experienced no aspect of it that has detracted from my Christian walk. If it does, I will stop immediately. But as for now I will continue to display the beauty of the nude body, just as God originally intended... Any other thoughts on this topic? MWM [/QUOTE]
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