obviously not. The point of art is not to get you aroused! That is what hentai is used for. So they are different

>>13974
some art is very arousing. It all depends on how you look at it.

in my opinion, hentai is a form of erotic art.

As soon as any one of you faggots can give me a good definition of "art", then we can have this discussion.

For reference, try asking /vg/ if video games are art. See how far that gets you.

>>14081
art by, basic definition, is anything not pertaining to survival or reproduction.

for instance food is not in itself art, as it is needed for survival, while the creation of better tasting food is known as an art because it is beyond survival.

Art is mainly a human concept, as very few animals will try to get better at something just for the sake of getting better at it. A bird will not strain to create a better nest once it's needs are met. Even animals that are claimed as artists, like a painting elephant, usually only do so because they have learned that they get fed for doing so, a painting elephant never strives to paint better.
There are of course a few exceptions in the animal kingdom, but they are so few and far in between that it's easiest to call art a human ideal.

To answer the question provided to us by the OP, Hentai is an art. Because even while appealing to our desire for reproduction, the production and furthering of the art itself is not.

TL;DR
Art is anything not related to survival and reproduction.
Hentai is art because of the ability to enjoy it, and the artists will to improve upon it beyond the bare minimum.

>>14084
so basically ur gay

I'm gay as well. It's nice to meet people who share my love for man-butt.

(That's just wrong)

>>14086
Did you say you love man-butt?
Here is man-butt that will cost you 15 million dollars.

Yeah I'd imagine so.

>>14084

That doesn't make any sense, I can say that eating snacks isn't necessary for survival, yet eating snacks is certainly not art.

Standard definition:
Art is the human attempt at imitating nature.

>>14257
Snacks are still a meal which is need for survival

>>14268

using your eyes is necessary for survival.

what about blind people?

YES, YOU HAVE IT EXACTLY!!!

>>14084
By that definition, whacking off is a an art.

indeed it is

>>14084
no it isn't. congratulations on your first semester of college though.

lol thread

<-- Erotic art.

<--Hentai

That is what I think.

Art is creativity and expression through a medium.

Fucking retards, of course you can have adult art.

Art rarely has respect or praise outside its circle and moral guardians love to fuck everything up. (Rock music is an art but you also have people calling it 'devil music' and such while normal people just don't give a shit 'cos it's weird to them)

Best definition I heard:
"If you lose interest in it after you cum, it's porn."

>>17886
I was about to mention that I browse pornography idly all the time, without arousal, but that is actually a solid definition because I find that after I cum, I refuse to even browse it as usual. I close all porn and don't reopen it.

Where'd you hear that?

It's not useful to ask if something is art or isn't. If the creator says it's art then it is. It's his art. It's much more productive to ask whether or not an individual piece is 'good' or 'bad'. The term art itself however isn't an indicator of quality. It shouldn't be.