I was talking with an art student who had just transferred from a larger institution (at least larger in terms of art) at a larger city. He mentioned that there, when nude models posed for figure painting, they didn’t try to hide their private parts. Here, however, when nude models pose for figure painting, they always position themselves so that their private parts are covered by a limb or a shadow or something like that.

This is just one of the many subtle things that says something about this area. There’s more to say, and I’ll be saying those in other entries, eventually, hopefully, but for now, I wanted to get this information out there.