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The Kiss, 1908. Gustav Klimt, Austrian. The Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna.
1. What do you notice in this work of art?
2. People are born with a desire for intimacy with others. While sex is a gift, it is often abused. What messages do advertising, movies, and culture communicate about sex?
3. Choose a or b below:
a. Nicaraguan poet, Gioconda Belli, said, “We have had a sexual revolution, but the sexual revolution only has made sex more pervasive. It hasn’t granted the level of reverence and respect that it should have.” Among your peers, is sex reserved for committed relationships?
b. Genesis 1 and 2 records God’s words about sexual relationships. “A man should leave his father and mother and unite with his wife.” It also says that they should “be fruitful and multiply.” What does this Scripture seem to be saying about God and the gift and purposes of sex?
4. Gustav Klimt sold this painting to the Austrian gallery before it was finished. If you were to create an advertisement with a positive message about sex for a 12-year-old, what would it look like?
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