Quote Originally Posted by Doug Howk View Post
John Wood, in Photographic Arts, said

Attempts to deny or go beyond the erotic aspect of the human form tend to spiritualize or intellectualize the act of contemplating the human form. But such attempts are more mind games we humans play in order to feel comfortable in the presence of the human form.
Just because you haven't experienced the human body in a spiritual manner, doesn't mean that approach doesn't exist.

Also, what is wrong with the erotic aspect of experiencing the human body?
Is there a need to attach words like "perv"?
The last time I heard that word was from the mouth of a teenager.

Going back to Jock Sturges, what is wrong with seeing the undeniable beauty of his subjects?
Has he been accused of molestation?

Let's remember that childhood sexual abuse, yes, has to do with sex, but mainly is about power, which is something I do not see in his images, quite the contrary.
Contemplating Beauty in its every form is the drive of the Artist and I am always puzzled by the comments I read sometimes coming from people who follow the same path.