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Encyclopedia > Artistic merit

Artistic merit is an English language term that is used in relation to cultural products when referring to the judgment of their perceived quality or value as works of art. In fine art, a work of art (or artwork or work) is a creation, such as a song, book, sculpture or a painting, that has been made in order to be a thing of beauty in itself or a symbolic statement of meaning, rather than having a practical function. ...


It is also a term frequently encountered in obscenity and censorship trials. For example, it has been said that the difference between erotica and pornography is artistic merit. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Censorship is basically the editing, removing, or otherwise changing speech and other forms of human expression. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Erotic art. ... Pornographic movies Pornography (from Greek πόρνη (porni) prostitute and γραφή (grafi) writing), more informally referred to as porn or porno, is the representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ...


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