eroticism
Also known as appeal to sexuality, sex appeal
thumb|Erotic Kama statues at the Khajuraho Temple, India; the image portrays in the centre a female and male entwined in [[maithuna, whilst at each side a gazing male and female masturbate.]]Eroticism () is a quality that causes sexual feelings, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality, and romantic love. That quality may be found in any form of artwork, including painting, sculpture, photography, drama, film, music, or literature. It may also be found in advertising. The term may also refer to a state of sexual arousal or anticipation of
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- Psychoanalytical approach
- French philosophy
- Non-heterosexual
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thumb|Erotic Kama statues at the Khajuraho Temple, India; the image portrays in the centre a female and male entwined in [[maithuna, whilst at each side a gazing male and female masturbate.]]Eroticism () is a quality that causes sexual feelings, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality, and romantic love. That quality may be found in any form of artwork, including painting, sculpture, photography, drama, film, music, or literature. It may also be found in advertising. The term may also refer to a state of sexual arousal or anticipation of such – an insistent sexual impulse, desire, or pattern of thoughts.
As French novelist Honoré de Balzac stated, eroticism is dependent not just upon an individual's sexual morality, but also the culture and time in which an individual resides.