Pornosophy: All Nude XXX

"The Expulsion of Adam and Eve From the Garden of Eden" by Masaccio

What comprises the mystique of nudity? From the Adamic point of view, the urge to cover and conceal derive from a transgression, Eve’s eating of the forbidden fruit. Parenthetically there’s something reminiscent of Faust in this act of seeking from the tree of knowledge. One always thinks of unveiling as the source of shame, but in representations of the bible in classical art through the ages, the fig leaf together with the emotion of shame only begin to appear in the aftermath of defiance. The worship of the Golden Calf falls in a similar category. You’ve undoubtedly had those dreams where you find yourself standing amongst a group of people in your underwear. If you have certain proclivities you might even find yourself dancing naked on a table top in front of leering eyes. Actually, the notion of the secondary sex characteristics as a hidden treasure is comforting. There are societies where people walk around in a nude or semi-nude state. If you’ve ever been on a nude beach or nudist colony, you realize how unremarkable nudity can become. The glory of nudity resides in the act of revelation. It’s a little like a fortune cookie which when cracked reveals its prophecy. The synecdochic obsession with body parts ie biceps, legs, chest or breasts is one of the tangential issues that derive from this obsession.

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