Ask anyone to demonstrate poor posture, and it’s a fair bet that most will adopt a slouched or hunched position, protracting their shoulders and rounding their backs to exaggerate the kyphotic curve in the thoracic spine. Ask for a demonstration of good posture, and most people automatically straighten up, raise their chins, and retract and depress their shoulders in a military-type attitude. Clearly, for most people, the term posture describes an overall body position, the way we hold ourselves or position our bodies, intentionally or unintentionally. Used in an artistic context, it might describe a pose, or a position held deliberately for aesthetic effect.