Penis Can Be Art

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Early after birth, the prepuce is physiologically non-retractable. The period of this physiological phimosis varies among individuals, with most of the cases resolving until the age 5-7. Isabella studied at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in English Literature & Language and Psychology. Throughout her undergraduate years, she took Art History as an additional subject and absolutely loved it. Building on from her art history knowledge that began in high school, art has always been a particular area of fascination for her. From learning about artworks previously unknown to her, or sharpening her existing understanding of specific works, the ability to continue learning within this interesting sphere excites her greatly. She says what surprised her most about the whole process is the shame and anxiety many men feel about the size of their manhood. Andersson, K., Hedlund, P., Alm, P. (2000). Sympathetic pathways and adrenergic innervation of the penis. International Journal of Impotence Research, 12(S1). doi:10.1038/sj.ijir.3900513 While over the years Jeremy’s hirsute and rotund physique has earned him the moniker “The Hedgehog,” as a younger, slimmer man, he was able to autofellate himself. No small feat, surely.Maybe then we can reduce anxiety and love our bodies for what they are. As Laura Dodsworth puts it: ‘Real beauty lies in reality.’

The autonomic innervation for the penis, both sympathetic and parasympathetic, comes from the pelvic plexus via the cavernous (deep/cavernosal) nerve. Dodsworth says the photos took only about 10 seconds to shoot, but that she would interview the men for a much longer period of time to document it in the book. She says that "once somebody bares their body, they are much more likely to bare their soul." Laura, who will be speaking about her work at our Penis Gallery, told me the she called her book about men in her Bare Reality series ‘Manhood’, because men often see the organ as the very heart of their masculinity. This means that if you have a small penis, you are therefore less of a man. Sala of Cupid and Psyche, Tea Palace, Mantua, with a painting of Zeus seducing Olympias by Giulio Romano; Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sex sells, but all of my messaging around this event has been that this is not porn – indeed the stipulations for photo submissions were we wanted FLACCID penises only, which not everyone abided by (yes, we know what a semi looks like, you’re not fooling anyone).Working at the Austin Motel, you hear it all. Many locals have grown up calling it simply 'the penis motel,' though we prefer the more stately designation 'The Phallus Palace.' It seems as if each new person that encounters the sign imagines they are the first to notice something familiar in its magnificence. No doubt Freud would have had something to say about such widespread pattern recognition.

To me, this says something about the unusual significance we continue to grant the penis, along with our cultural need to carefully regulate its representation. In a way, the use of prosthetic penises maintains a certain mystique about masculinity, preserving the power of the phallus. Skirting the production code The oldest image we have of two people having intercourse comes from 11,000 years ago. Currently held in the British Museum, the Ain Sakhri Lovers were discovered in a cave near Bethlehem. The 10cm tall statue is thought to come from the Natufian Culture of the ancient middle east. While at first it merely looks like a crude piece of carving it is in fact a clever work of art.

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. The corpus spongiosum is enveloped by a thin layer of tunica albuginea and contains less erectile tissue than the corpora cavernosa. It is traversed by the penile urethra, which opens at the tip of the glans. The corona of glans contains many small preputial glands that secrete the sebaceous product called the smegma. Photographic illustration of Sapho by Jane de la Vaudère, 1908; Jane de La Vaudère, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Note: In the Wikipedia text below, most people will be surprised to discover that the closest living relatives of the the Hippopotamus are cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.). However, there was a key difference: all the penises were prosthetic. They are made as special effects to be worn by the actors and look realistic when filmed.