"Sex as Visual Art: Because sex is a basic human drive, sex is a natural subject for visual arts. In each age in history, art has explored this theme. In some periods, such as the early Roman Empire, these themes have been on wide public display as the art of Pompeii shows. In others, this basic theme has been forced from public view but has still thrived as the large quantity of Victorian erotica shows. In the hands of the artist, sex can still be fresh and surprising. This still true despite the huge quaintly of sexual material available in our time.

Since sex is so charged with individual associations, some are tempted to believe that sexual content will automatically be expressive and we have the bad pornography to prove it in abundance. This material survives because no matter how badly done it transmits and arouses some feeling. This operates outside of art as well. That's why "Fuck!" works as an expletive in situations where in real sex act would be more humorous than dramatic. These references abound in popular culture and form an essential element of informal language.

Even the spray painting on the local Metro tunnels can be expressive. On the Metro line into Washington, DC for a long time there was a large drawing of a vagina with the words "Eat Me" over it. You could not say it wasn't expressive. It might not be art but it clearly expressed something of the emotional makeup of the spray painter. This is because each of has our own concept of sex both open and repressed. Even in our own supposedly open times sexually repressed feeling provide this material with extra impact..."

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