I saw the David statue in Florence and the explanation I was given for the odd proportions of the head and hands what is was an illusion meant to make him look more realistic when viewed from below and from a distance.

The true marvel is how the figure remains balanced, considering the off-centre stance and the centre of gravity.

IMO his best work (and probably the best thing I have ever seen anywhere) was his Pieta statue in the Vatican. Not bad for a 24-year old and the only thing he ever signed (to his later regret).

There are some truly beautiful things man can do in spite of the ugliness he sometimes creates around himself.

another one claiming child porn his just art. Not famous enough though to fool the judge.

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/child-porn-images-used-for-graphic-work-20120809-23wmh.html

runner wrote: "another one claiming child porn his just art. Not famous enough though to fool the judge."

Dear runner, I read the item. The man charged according to the story did not claim child porn was art. You apparently regard truth as so precious that you are hesitant about resorting to it.

david f,

I am sure graphic designers see their work as art. If you see 13 year old naked girls as art well surely they are entitled to see their work as art. Nothing at all untruthful about that.

Dear runner,

We've seen that people in different walks of life
may interpret the same phenomenon - whether it's a
house, a riot, a prime-minister's policies, a
religious doctrine, a military budget, or even art -
in very different ways. In other words, people tend
to see the world from a viewpoint of subjectivity -
an interpretation based on personal values and
experiences.

A fundamental preacher will tend to view pornography
in one way; the owner of a strip-tease establishment,
in another way. Each is inclined to perceive facts
selectively and to interpret them accordingly.
Inevitably, then like anyone else, they will be guilty
of some measure of bias - the tendency, often
unconscious, to interpret facts according to their own
values. This problem is particularly acute in the
social sciences, whose subject matter often involves
issues of deep human and moral concern.

For anyone to resolve this problem - one has to recognise that
subjectivity and objectivity are not two neat and
separate categories. They are really matters of degree.
Therefore if you were to exercise scrupulous caution and
attempt to be as objective as possible - that is if you were
to make a deliberate effort to be conscious of your own biases
so that they can be kept out of the process of interpretation -
you may achieve a more objective result in your interpretation
of things.

A self-conscious effort to be as objective as possilbe will
produce vastly less biased results than not making this attempt.
Of course you can add a subjective judgement provided that
you present the judgement merely as a matter of personal
opinion and not as fact.

Dear runner,

The fact is that nothing in the article supports your statement that he claimed child porn was art. You just lied.