Some figurative artists dislike “closed” poses, and complain when the models take these positions. They may feel the models are shutting them out. The face and soft frontal torso are hidden, and the back becomes a protective shell, as in the defensive balling-up of a hedgehog or armadillo, or a turtle retreating into its shell. [...]
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