An oil "painting" that consisted of thick muddy smudges of paint with straw stuck into it, that displayed no creative or artistic talent didn't qualify as art in my opinion. Unfortunately someone thought Anselm Keifer's nonsense was "art". "Piss Christ" is not art. A 2' X 2' square of aluminum painted white, titled "Issue" is not art. But that's my opinion.
I also had an instructor tell me that I was technically more talented at drawing and painting than he was, but I'd never be a "real artist" doing what I wanted to do. That was his opinion.
Whose definition of pornography do we use? Mine? Islam's? Cotton Mather's? Larry Flynt's? Who gets to be the pornography czar?
LOL, I couldn’t take drawing 2 because of having to draw nudes! It is against my religion and the LOGIC behind it is corrupt. If I can draw (I hated using charcoal but loved the final product) a drape without knowing what is behind it, or an unopen geode - I truly can draw a human with their clothes on. I believe it is the liberal agenda to break down the morals of the artists one foothold at a time, hardening hearts of flesh into stone. (I had a student model tell me it was about maturity and I am about 40 years older than she. LOL) I don’t care if Michaelangelo or whoever studied cadavers, its more about technique. Those who would want to discover the best way to paint would also want to know all they could about everything or be obsessive compulsive.
My graphics design professor told me to paint because I made everything so complicated and it had to be true to life. I was doing a simple cartoon of David & Goliath and actually used photos of the valley in Israel and tried to keep the clothes relative to their time, etc. Someday I’ll finish it, or just paint it! That is why I love photography. Painting is so time consuming.
As for defining porn, I think we should do what Paul did when confronted by someone weaker than he in regards to eating meat sacrificed to idols.