Full-Figured Nude, Art School Models

Passmoore, Works Of Alexander & I.V.

Some excess fat isn't cause for concern. On the contrary, portly women have been far more popular, historically on the whole, than thin ones. Since fashion is cyclical, it's reasonable to assume rotund figures will be trendy once more. Rubenesque woman, standing amid furniture covered by drapery, aka Rubinesque... I wonder if weight-loss business interests -- e.g. Weight-Watchers, Atkins, South Beach Diet -- aren't in fact the most avid, but covert, supporters of fast food, car culture, video games, cable tv, and other instruments of weight gain? It might be analogous to drug dealing tycoons, who one police officer declared, would flood Washington with lobbyists if the legalization of narcotics was to be considered. They are the chief beneficiaries of the pyrrhic "war on drugs," since their profit margins are directly correlated with how illicit something is. And so it is with dieting; the more reviled a chubby figure becomes, the happier the weight-loss industry will be. Series Description: At art colleges and institutes, many artists come and go seeking to further their careers. While the value of such degree programs fluctuates, one thing never changes: there are always lots of interesting models posing. -See also Obese People.