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<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005>Mapplethorpe has been a subject of
considerable</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005>meditation for me as a
photographer.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005>The question is, how can you let it all hang
out</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005>without destroying yourself in the
process?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005>Some of us fear our power because we
know</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005>how potentially destructive it is.
It's a challenge</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005>to figure out how to release it without
breaking</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005>things.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=232215002-29102005>Steve H.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
paleopsych-bounces@paleopsych.org
[mailto:paleopsych-bounces@paleopsych.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Euterpel66@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 28, 2005 7:18
PM<BR><B>To:</B> paleopsych@paleopsych.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Paleopsych]
nudity<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT id=role_document face="Times New Roman CE"
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<DIV>In a message dated 10/28/2005 6:53:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
anonymous_animus@yahoo.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>Lorraine says:<BR>>>Maybe I have missed something, but what
about <BR>ART? Every Friday a model poses nude for four hours<BR>for me Some
of them are strong women insisting on <BR>certain conditions. An
acquaintance draws her nudes<BR>from Playboy.<<<BR><BR>--That's an
example of how agreement upon a frame<BR>influences perception of what's in
it. The "artistic<BR>nude" frame renders anything in it
culturally<BR>acceptable, even highbrow. The "porn" frame can put<BR>the
same content in a totally different light. The<BR>same individual can have
two sets of "eyes", depending<BR>on the setting, other observers, and
contextual cues.<BR>Some artists enjoy playing with the boundary
lines<BR>between frames, turning porn into art and vice versa.<BR>It seems
difficult for most people to intentionally<BR>shift their interpretation,
and it's relatively easy<BR>to convince them that something is art or trash,
just<BR>by surrounding the object with signs commonly<BR>associated with one
context or the other. Perception<BR>is malleable, and most people aren't
very comfortable<BR>with ambiguity, preferring situations where they
know<BR>in advance which set of eyes to
use.<BR><BR>Michael<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Yes, that true Michael. Take Mapplethorpe for example</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Lorraine
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For Lynn> Pictures</FONT></DIV>
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NOSEND="1"><BR><BR>Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who
find it. <BR>---Andre Gide
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