Children and conservatives, please do not read. This is an actual text conversation and hence ideas are presented in their raw form and would require further analysis to be refined . Me: Nude art seems to somehow "cleanse" the nudity, makes it beautiful even. Real nudity in contrast can often be "Ewww". Aati: Real nudity: Depends on who's nude. ;) Me: True. Hollywood flashy skins have distorted our perception of nudity. Aati: Hollywood and plenty of other things that seek to define nude body as a single type -- and in certain cases, including art, are tempted to hide 'imperfections'. Me: My point actually was that we are exposed to so much nudity that is glossy and beautiful, we tend to imagine that all nudity would be like that. Aati: To me, each unique 'ordinary' body is a testimony to itself, a sketch of the life it's lived. Which is fascinating. Aati: That's something often lacking in nude art, at least the nude art I've seen.