Penis Can Be Art

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Photographic illustration of Sapho by Jane de la Vaudère, 1908; Jane de La Vaudère, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons If you wonder why South Congress Avenue, one of the major thoroughfares in Austin, looks so deserted, it is because this photo was taken on Thanksgiving in 2019 while I was on a walk with the family to burn off some of the calories I had just consumed at dinner. Perhaps for the straight men out there the usual dynamic was off – they were sending their pics to strange men who may not immediately invite them for no strings sex, as I’m sure most women usually do. As they stake out their territories and compete for females, males exhibit rivalry. When they clash, they face up to each other with bent knees and exchange horn thrusts. Elaborate individual displays are made during their rivalry, and they may bellow, snort, and dig their horns into the ground. Once dominance has been established, each male attempts to lure the female into his domain. During courtship, urination and low-stretch are common activities, and the male soon attempts to mount the female. A receptive female holds her tail to one side and stands still while copulation takes place. Matings may be repeated several times and may take place twice or more times within a minute. The male neither eats nor rests when a female is present in his territory, and during this time, the female keeps close to the male, often rubbing her head on his torso and sniffing his penis. While in season, a female may visit several territories and mate with several different males.

Later, more contemporary painters followed in the footsteps of Millet, Picasso, Edgar Degas, and Egon Schiele.

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The Sumerian Early Dynastic Period glyptic art typically depicts depictions of frontal intercourse in the missionary position. In early second century BC Mesopotamian votive plaques, the male is generally represented penetrating the female from behind as she leans over, sipping beer with a straw. Middle Assyrian-led votive statues frequently depict a man standing and entering a lady who is resting on top of an altar.

Although representations of sexual intercourse were not common in ancient Egyptian formal art, primitive drawings of intercourse have been discovered on ceramic shards and in graffiti. Male blue wildebeest become sexually mature at about 2 years of age, while females can conceive at 16 months if adequately nourished. Nevertheless, most females do not start to breed until a year later. The mating season, which lasts for about 3 weeks, coincides with the end of the rainy season. This means that the animals are in good condition, having been feeding on highly nutritious new grass growth, and the conception rate is often as high as 95%. The mating season, or rut, typically begins on the night of a full moon, suggesting that the lunar cycle influences breeding. At this time, testosterone production peaks in males, resulting in increased calling and territorial behaviour. The activities of these sexually excited males may also stimulate female to come into estrus.

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But nowadays, while we’re much more likely to see penises in mainstream film and television, they’re seldom real. Prosthetic penises – once used for exaggerated effect – have become the norm. Erection and ejaculation are regulated by the autonomic innervation of the penis. The parasympathetic stimulation is excitatory for the penis, as it causes the erection. The parasympathetic stimuli relax the smooth musculature of the corpora cavernosa and produce vasodilation in the helicine arteries. The helicine arteries then fill the corpora cavernosa, compressing the venous outflow from the penis. This process is called the veno-occlusive mechanism and it results with penile erection. The naked portrait was becoming a dominant type of sexual art in the 20th century, much like the academic nude had in the 19th. Critical essays on the “nude”, particularly the female nude, resulted in significant modifications in how images of the nude and depictions of sexuality were viewed. Seminal books were re-examining the concept of the nude and sexuality in art.