www.gadling.com posted an article on May 18, 2010, written by Sean McLachlan, describing the artwork found in a bath house in Pompeii. Many brothels in Rome are prime examples of old world pornographic art work. As to no surprise this bath house is no different. The only detail which sets this bath house apart from others is the idea that this bath house was not segregated by gender.
In the article the author describes the generalization of artwork in ancient brothels and bath houses. The artwork in this particular bath house is similar to those found around Roam except there seems to be more three and four party sex images in the art. These pieces of art give the idea this bath house may have been more of a stop for prostitution. "The changing room in these baths had cubbyholes for storing clothing. Each one was decorated with lively scenes of straight sex, group sex, oral sex, and just plain acrobatic sex."
This article proves my point of sex in art. Through out history art work has had sex in it. However, this type of art work seems to be more of pornography than art. Today people consider these paintings art, if an artist was to paint this image today, not many would consider it art but porn. This again is the issue of determining the line of art vs. pornography. Where is the line and who decides?
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