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| AConfident: Politician Olga Lyulchak says she has nothing to be ashamed of. |
A Ukrainian politician
criticised after her naked pictures were leaked online has hit back,
saying the private, saucy snaps should be admired like beautiful
"artwork".
Beautiful Olga Lyulchak, 30, caims the collection of raunchy snaps were stolen when her iCould account was hacked.
The controversial photographs have been condemned in Ukraine.
"The world honours the great works of great masters such as Van Gogh, Titian and others," she said.
"They created naked beauty which was admired.
She added: "In our day and age woman who appear naked are considered vulgar or shameful.
"I can't understand it. I think they are pure art."
The leak is the latest in a series of hacks that have led to naked pictures of celebrities including singer Rihanna, reality star Kim Kardashian and actress Jennifer Lawrence going viral.
Beautiful Olga Lyulchak, 30, caims the collection of raunchy snaps were stolen when her iCould account was hacked.
The controversial photographs have been condemned in Ukraine.
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| However, for Ms Lyulchak, who is standing with former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko in the Ukrainian parliamentary elections on October 26, the shots should be considered as artwork. |
"The world honours the great works of great masters such as Van Gogh, Titian and others," she said.
"They created naked beauty which was admired.
She added: "In our day and age woman who appear naked are considered vulgar or shameful.
"I can't understand it. I think they are pure art."
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| Ms Lyulchak is standing for Klitschko's Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) party. |
I must emphasize that the key word here is art. Many of the great photographers have produced fine art nudes like Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Edward Weston, Man Ray, Helmut Newton…, just to mention a few. Of course, just as with other art forms, some like Robert Mapplethorpe or Jeff Koonz for instance have pushed the envelope by producing images that are questionable to some, but such work should not be generalized and held against other serious photographers.
ReplyDeleteI often discuss this with my sister who is a successful professional photographer in Germany. She is often in disbelief how much more restricted photography of this type is in the US. For instance, in her studio she has three different display windows for her work, one of which is usually dedicated to fine art nude photography. That is simply unthinkable in the US.
That brings up the question of what constitutes fine art nude photography. During my 13 years of teaching photography that question regularly came up during class discussions. Of course the definition of art in general is in the eye of the beholder. There are no clear cut instructions to be had.