Art Censorship And Obscenity

Art censorship and obscenity
People in the United States of America are allowed to express themselves in many ways. One of these ways of expressing yourself is through art. Although we have this freedom, it is not completely accepted or viewed as right. What makes the many different forms or art acceptable or unacceptable with censorship? Why should creativity and artistic abilities be censored from other people or artists?

“According to Plato, ‘because art has the power to intensify and not just purge emotions, a “dramatic censor” must control the content and form of all artistic expression’” (Hoffman). There are some people who just cannot accept or understand certain pieces of art, which leads them to find
You strive to get it finished and once you do you feel very proud of what has been accomplished. Naturally, you would want to put your hard work on display to show it off to whoever you please. But right when you get the chance to do that, the watercolor that you painted for weeks and weeks is taken away from you by Nazi’s and banned from ever being seen. In 1940, this is exactly what happened to German painter, print maker, and watercolorist Emil Nolde. People come to the United States to be free and to do what they want to do. America is known as a free country because everyone race, age, and gender are equal. Censorship is something that has been debated over for years. There is always something that has been "exposed" that should not have been, or something that was not revealed that should have been.
They believe that artists work should not be censored whether it is literature, drawing, sculpture or anything along those lines. There are people who view works of art as obscene and inappropriate to be viewed by the public. The NCAC tries to let the public know how dangerous and wrong censorship is and how to try and stop it. Art is a talent and hobby that people use to express themselves. The artists work should not be censored from the public because it is a unique and harmless way of showing what the artist thinks of a specific topic and shows what they see from the world. There are many cases that went to court that dealt with the government and artwork that was made by artists. The government did not approve of the work, so they often took it away or banned it from being showed. In one case involving the NCAC, an artist named Jeff Hebron painted a semi nude painting of a woman that was displayed in an art exhibit in Temecula, California. The City Manager of Temecula, Shawn Nelson, was viewing the art exhibit when he came across Jeff’s painting. Off of the obvious conclusion that the painting was semi nude he decided that Jeff’s piece of art was not appropriate for families and children, so it was removed from the art exhibit upon request of the City Management. Once the NCAC became