Lindsay Lohan (@LindsayLohan) took to Twitter to defend a picture of herself wearing a black dress and holding a gun to her lips, describing it as “art,” according to the Press Association.

The 23-year-old actress posted the poloroid of herself Wednesday on Twitter that was taken during a photo shoot with celebrity photographer Tyler Shields (@Tylershields).

After the photos attracted negative attention from the Twitter community, Lohan Tweeted back, “It’s not softcore porn hunny, it’s called ART.”

According to Zap 2 It, Shields defended Lohan on his Website and posted more pictures of her from the shoot for his upcoming book, “The Dirty Side Of Glamour.” Many of them depicted Lohan in lingerie, smeared with her own blood.

Shields wrote: “Everyone has an idea of Lindsay Lohan and last night I had the pleasure of working with her she is a huge art lover and simply wanted to create some and that is exactly what we did! This is just a taste of more to come…”

Yet People Magazine said that this is not the first time Lohan has been caught with a weapon. In 2007, photos of the “Mean Girls” star surfaced on the Internet showing her holding a knife to Vanessa Minnillo’s neck and again, pointing it into her own mouth.

Since Lohan has reportedly just been dropped from the new movie “The Other Side” because, according to the Press Association, producers were reluctant to finance the film with her as a lead role, many argue that these pictures were just another cry for attention.

Here are some of their reactions:

1. 
   twodogsva Some think any publicity is good…what Lindsay Lohan is doing…gun to mouth, drugs…is not publicity it’s a desperate cry for help… 29 Apr 2010 from Tweed
2. 
   buckhollywood OMG. Just saw those pictures of Lindsay Lohan with a gun. Glad she is doing well. 29 Apr 2010 from twidroid
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   jpierson1288 I don’t get why everybody’s so upset, that picture of Lindsay Lohan with a gun is pretty hot. 29 Apr 2010 from web
4. 
   MadIllness Has anyone seen Lindsay Lohan’s new pictures with the gun and shit? AWESOME! Fucked up in that cool kind of way! 30 Apr 2010 from web

What do you think about Lohan’s racy photo shoot?