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Underappreciated XI - 5 Deviants Showcase

=The-Avel-Fairy:iconThe-Avel-Fairy: reports, 4h 28m ago
A showcase of 5 amazing artists who have less than 10,000 pageviews.
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To dream is to...

=dream-club:icondream-club: reports, 1d 1h ago
Keep Dreaming! How big can we do that list?

The HUMAN Project

=teaphotography:iconteaphotography: reports, 1d 16h ago
The HUMAN Project was made to support and promote human compassion from local to world wide in ongoing efforts to make our world a better place.
45 comments   Projects  Last +fav: *Foozma73

Sketchbook Pen Pals UK!

=Tawreh:iconTawreh: reports, July 14
Calling all UK deviants! Here's your chance to take part in sketchbook pen pals - like normal pen pals, but with sketchbooks ;)
56 comments   Projects  Last +fav: ~Memeteka

Positive is the new Cool

^PurpelBlur:iconPurpelBlur: reports, 2d 1h ago
The bad in life seems to just pile up. There is hope to be found; there is if but only a pinprick in size a light within the darkness and you just have to find and let it grow.
Can you find it?

Click the title for more info! :)
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ProjectComment: 0-5/Issue 8

~ProjectComment:iconProjectComment: reports, July 14
The 0-5 Issues feature a deviant as well as 3 deviations with less than 5 original comments from a wide selection of art.

Please give your time to write constructive comments and to make a true difference to the artists featured here.

ART AGAINST RACISM Project 2009

*thestargazer23:iconthestargazer23: reports, July 13
The topic racism is all the time around us. If we look at our policy in the countries where we live, or if we are watching the news... it`s sad but this problem is always present.

The Urianis Legend - Be part of it

*Leichenengel:iconLeichenengel: reports, July 12
Have you been looking for a serious and profanity-free RP room on dAmn with clear rules and a storyline/setting made for either fantasy or even real time roleplays? Than dive into this article and receive detailed further information.

BUTTER! A story of DA's new "socialist movement"

=alexiuss:iconalexiuss: reports, July 12
The butter legion- a socialist movement/mass colab project I started, to trigger artistic change and evolution in Da artists (mainly my watchers), to make them more active and dedicated on DA. Now 170 people strong and growing...
A "dangerous cult"? a "new religion"? "artistic version of fight club" or "communist movement"? You decide!
734 comments   Projects  Last +fav: ~sorael

ProjectComment: 0-5/Issue 7

~ProjectComment:iconProjectComment: reports, July 11
The 0-5 Issues feature a deviant as well as 3 deviations with less than 5 original comments from a wide selection of art.

Please give your time to write constructive comments and to make a true difference to the artists featured here.
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BUTTER! A story of DA's new "socialist movement"

=alexiuss:iconalexiuss: reports, July 12
The butter legion- a socialist movement/mass colab project I started, to trigger artistic change and evolution in Da artists (mainly my watchers), to make them more active and dedicated on DA. Now 170 people strong and growing...
A "dangerous cult"? a "new religion"? "artistic version of fight club" or "communist movement"? You decide!
734 comments   Projects  Last +fav: ~sorael

My Personal Nightmare [an art challenge]

^RockstarVanity:iconRockstarVanity: reports, July 11
A horror photography art challenge to inspire the darker side of your creativity. This is a fun community project, not a contest, so its open to absolutely everyone regardless of dA status or skill/experience level. Click through to find out how you can join in...
46 comments   Projects  Last +fav: `synconi

July Community Projects

$Moonbeam13:iconMoonbeam13: reports, July 10
Awareness, Holidays etc for July

ART AGAINST RACISM Project 2009

*thestargazer23:iconthestargazer23: reports, July 13
The topic racism is all the time around us. If we look at our policy in the countries where we live, or if we are watching the news... it`s sad but this problem is always present.

Positive is the new Cool

^PurpelBlur:iconPurpelBlur: reports, 2d 1h ago
The bad in life seems to just pile up. There is hope to be found; there is if but only a pinprick in size a light within the darkness and you just have to find and let it grow.
Can you find it?

Click the title for more info! :)
9 comments   Projects  Last +fav: ^gucken

The HUMAN Project

=teaphotography:iconteaphotography: reports, 1d 16h ago
The HUMAN Project was made to support and promote human compassion from local to world wide in ongoing efforts to make our world a better place.
45 comments   Projects  Last +fav: *Foozma73

The Urianis Legend - Be part of it

*Leichenengel:iconLeichenengel: reports, July 12
Have you been looking for a serious and profanity-free RP room on dAmn with clear rules and a storyline/setting made for either fantasy or even real time roleplays? Than dive into this article and receive detailed further information.

ProjectComment: 0-5/Issue 8

~ProjectComment:iconProjectComment: reports, July 14
The 0-5 Issues feature a deviant as well as 3 deviations with less than 5 original comments from a wide selection of art.

Please give your time to write constructive comments and to make a true difference to the artists featured here.

To dream is to...

=dream-club:icondream-club: reports, 1d 1h ago
Keep Dreaming! How big can we do that list?

ProjectComment: 0-5/Issue 7

~ProjectComment:iconProjectComment: reports, July 11
The 0-5 Issues feature a deviant as well as 3 deviations with less than 5 original comments from a wide selection of art.

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porn or art??? please vote!

~SquidWish:iconSquidWish: reports, March 16, 2008
In a nutshell:

Should I create an 'is it porn or art?' DA page?

I think its very unfair that a beautiful piece of art gets falsely labeled as pornography and removed from the art community as a direct result of only one or two individuals' personal opinions.
While vice versa - a pornographer is able to claim that his photos are 'art' when its obviously just smut.

I came up with the idea that we needed a DA page dedicated to helping to clean up this problem with a fair voting system.
Every deviant 18 and over gets to vote with their respectfully stated opinions on whether or not the piece should be considered art or porn.
That way, everyone gets a say instead of just one or two people.
Of course, I am still in the process of planning how its all going to work, and there are going to have to be rules for everyone to follow to avoid conflict between deviants(if you have any helpful suggestions, please let me know)

I do realize that this is a huge issue that many people feel strongly about, and that it may be a bad idea overall regardless of my good intent to make DA a better place...

Therefore I want to know what my fellow deviants think of this idea.
Do you think this is a good idea for the DA community?

Please tell me what you think and why in my poll:
[link]
I very much respect everyone's opinion on this, and I ask that you all do the same to me and each other while voting.

Thank you!

P.S.~

(yet again, I have no idea if I submitted this in the right category.
please forgive me, if it is incorrectly placed)

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~ShadesOfSkysong:iconShadesOfSkysong: Mar 16, 2008, 3:19:34 AM
Cool! I would help.. but I'm not over eighteen... :P

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~bof-chan:iconbof-chan: Mar 16, 2008, 6:35:47 AM
I'm not over eighteen, but I think it's still a great idea. I actually know someone who got they're art taken off (but it didn't show anything!) because someone thought it was against their religion. Is that a big problem too, or am I just being annoying?
=saintfighteraqua:iconsaintfighteraqua: Mar 16, 2008, 8:44:33 AM
You know where I stand! :hug:

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~Fungleberry:iconFungleberry: Mar 16, 2008, 9:06:44 AM
think it is necessary. because of a very important idea: to each their own. I like this saying a lot. I add to it the idea of not harming others as much as possible. pornography is only harmful when people treat it that way. sex and sexuality are two of the most important factors of being human. we should love our bodies and our ability to connect with another human.

danger comes when young people see things and don't understand them. that is why a voting system could be very helpful. what also is needed is an honest explanation. parents should not hide pornography from their children. they should bluntly explain what it is and why some people enjoy it. they should also explain why it is important to learn about sex, so that they know. keeping kids in the dark is the WORST possible thing a parent can do. becuase then they go to the easiest source of information, the internet. and we all know you can't believe everything you read on the net.

also, NO ONE should be able to tell the artist what to create. that is entirely up to them. it is also important to note that it is the artists responsibility to denote WHAT the image is. that means it is also their responsibility to label it so people have an understanding. if they do not do these things then they probably aren't real artists anyway. if people took a more active role in this way, their would be no need for a voting system.

the line between what is porn and what isn't is EXTREMELY vague. all you have to do (in america anyway) is watch TV for five minutes to see porn. every single beer commercial, victoria secret commercial and everything on MTV is pornography. sure this is not hardore penetrating intercourse, but it is far more disturbing and dangerous. because MTV promotes the attitude that women should be used for sex. all the proof for that is in Rock of Love or any of the other multiple dating shows that have 20 or 30 girls attempting to win whatever monetary prize is offered. they have no interest in love and obviously very little respect for themselves. notice that the shows about 20 or 30 guys going after a girl (I love New York for example)disappeared very quickly. know why? not enough tits to sell the show and make money for MTV.

I make it an effort to watch a wide range of tv and surf a wide range of the internet. do not allow yourself to become blinded by a single point of view. i enjoy pornography. i enjoy the nude human body, male or female. we are beautiful creatures!! we should be proud of ourselves!!

finally i will leave you with the accepted definition for pornography:

por·nog·ra·;phy (pôr-nŏg'rə-fē;) pronunciation
n.

1. Sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
2. The presentation or production of this material.
3. Lurid or sensational material: “Recent novels about the Holocaust have kept Hitler well offstage [so as] to avoid the … pornography of the era” (Morris Dickstein).

See what I mean about MTV?

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~SquidWish:iconSquidWish: Mar 16, 2008, 10:12:17 AM
I think the understanding that everyone has the right to believe in what they want to, and create the art they want to as a result of that hasnt quite sunk in yet, for some people who feel strongly about such things. and yes, I agree it can be a problem at times for various artists here and there.
I will not, however, be addressing this issue.
And those who do decide to address it should tread carefully in my opinion...

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~SquidWish:iconSquidWish: Mar 16, 2008, 10:16:39 AM
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~GatoChica:iconGatoChica: Mar 16, 2008, 10:55:11 AM
I'm not 18 but i say if youre gonna lable something porn for showing nudity then what are all those old famous drawings with naked women? It's unfair to call an artist's artwork not art, if the artist believes it is, espeacially if its something beautiful. That's all i have to say. Wish i could vote.

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~bof-chan:iconbof-chan: Mar 16, 2008, 12:37:19 PM
Yeah, just thought I should bring it up. ^^ It's one of the issues I know about, and I just wanted to see if you shared my opinion on the subject.
~SquidWish:iconSquidWish: Mar 17, 2008, 12:04:05 AM
You misunderstand my intentions.
I do not have a problem with nudity in art.
I think it is a wonderful thing and should be appreciated.
The point is to separate the art from the pornography so that the art can be better appreciated as something beautiful.
Artistic nudes belong on DA.
Pornography does not.

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