The representation of the naked body in the world of art dates back to various periods in our history. One of the oldest artistic representations of nudity, the “Venus of Hohle Fels”, is more than 35 thousand years old. The “Venus of Willendorf”, around 22 thousand years old and the “Venus de Milo” takes us back to the 2nd century BC. More recently, we have “The Birth of Venus” (Botticelli), “The Vetruvian Man” (Da Vinci) and “Antropofagia” (Tarsila do Amaral).

Nudity has been present in our lives for thousands of years, from the moment of conception of life and even everyday moments.It is the human being in nature.

Censoring works of this nature is society’s lack of awareness that the human body is beautiful, in its simplest form. Throughout history, several artists have had their works censored. Goya, for example, in “The Naked Maja”, was censored by the Spanish inquisition.With the internet, in current times, social networks have become showcases for many unknown artists and, through them, they can sell their works, gain customers and even be invited to exhibit in an art gallery. In this environment are artists who work with the human body, whether with sensual or artistic nudes. Censoring these artists is denying an entire history of art, going backwards, denying the human body itself, in addition to taking them to marginality.

Looking from the side of social media users, I notice two groups of people who do not tolerate this type of artistic expression:

Those who are not old enough or mature enough to do so and those who do not like or do not see the naked body as the most beautiful artistic representation of the human being.

Therefore, there is no minimum age requirement to access such content.

This requirement should come much more from the technology itself, that is, from social networks, and not from the artist. In relation to the second group, we have free will. We can still choose what we want to see or stop seeing. Don’t like this content? Do not see. If I don’t like funk (musical style), I don’t see profiles about funk. And I live well with that. I simply don’t see it. Censorship should not come from the artist, but from those who are not old enough or aware to access this type of content. However, it is easier to silence a minority that struggles to survive, than to create ways for this content to be made available only for an audience of appropriate age who wish to see this type of content. But when censorship occurs, it is almost impossible to reverse this decision. A reply to content taken offline is a via crucis. And this greatly harms not only the author, but the art itself.