DAVID - DAVID - DAVID

A discussion about Facebook censorship by @beinart had me dig up a blog I wrote a few years ago:

Facebook Morality Apostles

Unbelievable: The image on top was a old painting of mine that had attracted the attention of censors in the past.
NOTE: while not lost, it was however badly damaged before I could finish it. Subsequently I gave it to some artist friends of mine in Canada to "cut up for parts" and use for a collage in a community project.

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I almost forgot about David - so I checked in my stack, and found a few more - guess I was fascinated by David decades ago:

a india ink drawing from 1975 - it had also been posted on DeviantArt, with the following text - links on that text don't work anymore, and I have no idea what "SU blog" means - I was on many different sites in those days:

Hurry, go to Florence to see Michelangelo's work before the censors get there! Here was my reaction to the news on my SU Blog: Unbelievable.... No, it is believable: has anyone read the fine-print on most internet art and photo sites? Censorship is creeping up on us everywhere! If this persists, the Vatican will be rated a off-limit porn site, and women and children not allowed to enter the city of Florence, lest they might encounter Michelangelo's statue of David! So how do I rate this for SU? Is there a radio-button for ridiculous?

Also painted in 1975

but only this black and white photo exists.

a couple of years later:

etching, aquatint and sugarlift, 1977 - 14 x 21cm

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So this was it, a trip down nostalgia lane - thanks for checking it out

Do check the relevant blog by @beinart :
https://steemit.com/art/@beinart/freedom-for-all-painted-nipples-and-genitals-and-no-more-facebook-jail


Oh, while I got your attention: I am sharing many of the best Steemit art blogs on Twitter, which in turn is embedded on my Visionary Art Website - have a look, I posted this link six months ago: https://steemit.com/art/@thermoplastic/visionary-art-on-twitter

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Note: I am an Austrian Artist living in Vienna
I post many of my blogs under the tag #steemit-austria