Deleted:Olympia Nelson

From WikiAlpha
Revision as of 20:46, 8 October 2017 by SaveArticleBot (Talk | contribs) (Via SaveArticle)

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search
The below content is licensed according to Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License contrary to the public domain logo at the foot of the page. It originally appeared on http://en.wikipedia.org. The original article might still be accessible here. You may be able to find a list of the article's previous contributors on the talk page.

This page was listed for deletion discussion per Wikipedia's deletion policy, but it may not meet deletion criteria on WikiAlpha and as such has been preserved here; it may have the potential to be moved to article space. Check to see if the article meets the criteria for publishing on WikiAlpha.

Template:Use Australian English Olympia Nelson (born 1997) is the Australian daughter of fine arts photographer Polixeni Papapetrou and art critic Robert Nelson who writes for the Australian newspaper The Age. She is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English & Theatre Studies and Art History. She has attracted media attention twice: once for her nude modeling for fine art photography as a six years old child on the cover of the fine arts journal Art Monthly Australia in a fine arts photograph taken by her mother[1][2][3][4] which was criticized by the then Prime Minister of Australia[5] and once for the publication of her article criticizing teenage girls who seek social networking popularity by posting sexualized selfies.[6]

Nelson as a six-year-old fine arts nude model and response by the Australian state

Nelson was six years old when she was photographed nude by her mother for fine art photography purposes. After some years the photo recreating Lewis Carroll's photograph of a nude Beatrice Hatch was published on the cover of the fine arts journal Art Monthly Australia, as a form of protest against the police confiscation of fine arts photographs by fine art photographer Bill Henson, depicting nude children who had modeled in his studio with their mothers' consent.

The photograph of Nelson nude caused responses by the Australian state, with the then Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson calling for a police investigation because the arts journal's cover photograph could be used by paedophiles and the then Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stating that he "cannot stand the image", while the then Federal Family Minister Jenny Macklin said that "children were being sexualized in ways that robs them of a childhood" and the then Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett criticized the journal's cover saying it was "needlessly provocative" and announced that the Australian Government would call the Australian Council to set up a set of rules over the use of children in works of art and publications that receive government funding.[7]

Eleven year old Nelson and her father, Robert, while speaking to journalists outside their home defended the journal's decision to put nude Nelson on its cover, with Nelson saying that the photo "is one of my favourites, if not my favourite photo, my mum has ever taken of me and she has taken so many photos of me. I think that the picture my mum took of me had nothing to do with being abused and I think nudity can be a part of art. I'm really, really offended by what Kevin Rudd had to say about this picture."[7]

In response to Nelson's defense of the photo, the then Australian Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson stated, "The use and sexualization of children in this way is indefensible, whether in the name of art, parental consent or political protest and that the child concerned defends the photographs in my view merely compounds what has happened."[7]

Nelson as an essayist and television interviewee

Nelson, with the support of her parents, published an essay she wrote when she was sixteen years old, analysing discourse around selfies and how at times, they can encourage pernicious standards about how girls should look.[8] The essay was re-published many times by several media outlets, adding to its popularity.

On September 23, 2013, two and a half months after the publication of her op-ed, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast an episode of Australian Story profiling Nelson.[9] Australian Story quoted Jamila Rizvi, senior editor of a site devoted to women's health, who was impressed by Nelson's maturity and insight, and said: "Oh my god, how is this kid only 16'."

Nelson was later an interviewee on television in 2013 to discuss her essay and her concerns over teenage girls who use sexualized selfie photographs as a means to become popular.[10]

Nelson has also published an article and corresponding video on the burden of exams, detailing the positive aspects and negative perceptions of student exams.[11]

See also

  • Bill Henson, an unrelated fine art photographer who has also been the focus of media controversy. The Australian Art Monthly magazine once published a photograph of a young Olympia nude in response to media criticism of a display of the art of Henson.
  • The female name Olympia is of Greek origin and is also the name of an ancient city.
  • Moral panic
  • Nudity

References

  1. Kathy Evans. "Masking controversy after photo furore". Theage.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20171005023327/http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/masking-controversy-after-photo-furore-20120509-1ycwc.html. Retrieved 2014-02-19. 
  2. "Olympia". Polixenipapapetrou.net. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20160422093041/http://www.polixenipapapetrou.net/essay/olympia/. Retrieved 2014-02-19. 
  3. Polixeni Papapetrou. "An analysis of the Art Monthly Australia controversy". Polixenipapapetrou.net. Archived on 2016-03-03. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://www.polixenipapapetrou.net/essay/analysis-art-monthly-australia-controversy/. Retrieved 2014-02-19. 
  4. "Olympia Nelson defends photo of her on Art Monthly cover". Herladsun.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20160918080743/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/its-not-child-abuse-150-girl/story-e6frf7jo-1111116844970. Retrieved 2014-02-19. 
  5. "I'm offended by Rudd, says girl in latest nudity storm - National". smh.com.au. 2008-07-08. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. http://web.archive.org/web/20170921155539/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/im-offended-by-rudd-says-girl/2008/07/07/1215282747275.html. Retrieved 2014-02-19. 
  6. "Australian teenager Olympia Nelson says selfies are hurting teenage girls". Bustle magazine. Bustle. Archived from the original on 2016-6-09-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20160919044208/http://www.bustle.com/articles/4492-australian-teenager-olympia-nelson-says-selfies-are-hurting-teenage-gir. Retrieved 2014-02-19. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Lorna Edwards (2008-07-08). "The naked truth is hard to come by". The Age. Theage.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20170323225453/http://www.theage.com.au:80/national/the-naked-truth-is-hard-to-come-by-20080707-34es.html. Retrieved 2014-02-19. 
  8. Olympia Nelson (2013-07-11). "Dark undercurrents of teenage girls' selfies: Pouty self portraits have turned boy-girl relations into a cut-throat sexual rat race". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from [www.theage.com.au/comment/dark-undercurrents-of-teenage-girls-selfies-20130710-2pqbl.html the original] on 2013-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130714195135/www.theage.com.au/comment/dark-undercurrents-of-teenage-girls-selfies-20130710-2pqbl.html. Retrieved 2017-10-04. 
  9. "Teen Olympia Nelson takes stand against sexualised selfie photos". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2013-09-23. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20161031183630/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-23/australian-story-olympia-nelson-takes-stand-on-sexualised-selfie/4973912. Retrieved 2017-10-05. "Olympia's story airs tonight on Australian Story on ABC1 at 8:00pm." 
  10. "Olympia Nelson on 'The Drum' 11/7/13". YouTube. 2013-07-13. Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20160702084008/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt9kTV4GSZA. Retrieved 2014-02-19. 
  11. Nelson, Olympia (13 May 2014). "Are Exams Ruining Your Life, Too?: The upside of exams". We Magazines. http://birdeemag.com/olympia-exams-ruining-life/. Retrieved 2015-04-26.