With this challenge I knew exactly what art work I was going to use. Though in the movie "Gentlemen's Relish" the art being used was photography I have always loved the way nudity has been used in Renaissance works of art. The painting being shown is the "Birth of Venus" by Botticelli. I saw this amazing painting in Florence while I lived and studied there in 2008. Though there is nudity in the painting, in the original it is only a small part of the entire painting. By cropping the photo to only focus on the nudity the narrative of the painting completely changes. Just like the photography done in the movie, it is easy to see how it could be seen as pornography. I included my photographer's "watermark". Though I don't use this same watermark in my own photography I wanted to create one that you could notice but not be distracted by. I created a simple "eye" shape with long lashes signifying a wide eye.
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