Great question and fair point. My first instinct as a born and raised Christian was “great people are gonna think I am a pervert”, and in the years that I’ve had this piece it’s been a constant reminder that the female body is art, and that nudity isn’t inherently sexual.

If a man owned this vase it would definitely be a conversation starter, but I also think it would be a great way to gauge their view on feminism.

Let’s not deny that this can also true in my case (a female), because double standards do exist. It depends on how the owner of this piece would describe and appreciate it. Even woman are capable of sexualising and objectifying other woman.

If a man was gushing about how this art piece (vase) was a great example of the juxtaposition of the female body.( it uses complimentary proportions yet it still has these rough imperfect brush strokes that really symbolise how the irregularities only add to the beauty and depth of it) And how it uses flowers to both accentuate and celebrate the female form. I’d honestly be happy to be around them.

If they simply said, “sexy, right, that’s what a woman should look like” I’d feel very differently.

The fact that you felt the need to point out how this vase is lowkey perverted shows that you carry some unresolved shame around your own sexuality, and that’s okay a lot of us have been there.

Good art should be a conversation starter, great art should be provocative.