I recently posted a photo of my living room couch on Twitter, against a wall that features a painting I love very much by John John Jesse. Twitter friend Snadgy thought it was a piece by Aya Tokano — which made me realize I’d never featured/appreciated her work on my blog! So, please introduce yourself…
Category: Art
Incredible, powerful photos by Roseography
I found the work of Atlanta-based photographer Roseography early this week and waited until Friday for a proper post on this artist’s stunning body of work. Afropunk tells us about Roseography saying, Roseography describes himself as a visual composer; a particularly apt description for the majorly talented Atlanta-based photographer. The thing about Roseography is that…
Colour Theory – Sticks & Stones Mothership
Just found: Colour Theory – Sticks & Stones Mothership
Funded and gorgeous: SLIP : Naked In Your Own Words
It’s really cool when the erotic art project I wanted to help promote gets funded before I get a chance to share it with you — and that’s what just happened with SLIP : Naked In Your Own Words. https://t.co/FRxoEAqQJt 6 mins to go! Wave along with me, @iamshylaj + @Skin_Diamond @RileyReidx3 @MissDaniDaniels pic.twitter.com/gkt7ENkInT —…
Trailer-teaser for Mademoiselle, aka The Handmaiden, by Park Chan-wook
Mademoiselle by Park Chan-wook comes out on October 5. It’s being called The Handmaiden in domestic press, and it’s based on the book The Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. There’s a great interview about the film with Chan-wook here in Variety. It’s premiering at Cannes, and it really makes me wish I can someday go to…
More vaccum-sealed couples in Flesh Love Returns
You may remember this 2012 post, featuring the remarkable photography of Japanese artist Haruhiko Kawaguchi (Photographer Hal), called Flesh Love. For that series, he sought out over 80 in-love couples of varying sexual orientations at parties and clubs in Tokyo and convinced them to come back to his studio — where he’d photograph them in…
Belladonna of Sadness – Red Band Trailer
Discovered via favorite site Twitch Film: NSFW Trailer For BELLADONNA OF SADNESS Is An Erotic, Candy-Colored Fever Dream. Contributing Writer Charlie Hobbs writes, “Rather than gender equality, Belladonna shows a world of overwhelming oppression of women and the ends to which they’ll go to overcome. It’s a remarkable piece of feminist fantasy horror that must…
[Video] Fallout 4 nude mods, and okay, Skyrim too
In this great post at Kotaku we get a terrific, body-positive, sex-positive and nonjudgmental tour of the most popular tool for Fallout 4 Skyrim and PC gamers to re-style their characters to include nudity. The video explains ‘Caliente’s Beautiful Bodies Edition,’ a Skyrim mod “that gives players more control over the customization of female characters”…
Interview with Fahey/Klein Gallery co-founder, David Fahey
Above: Photo by Ellen Von Unwerth, Fahey/Klein Gallery. The Fahey/Klein Gallery is a legendary, global cornerstone in the world of of 20th Century and Contemporary Fine Art Photography (established 1975 — before art galleries specialized in photography). Its program has included erotic art nude, fine art, and countercultural legends such as Helmut Newton, Man Ray,…
Left’s ‘The Force Awakens’ nude cover by Paul Oberle
Right now in various locations around SF, you can find free copies of glossy local gay club guide, Left. The cover (original photo above) was great enough for me to bring a copy home and track down both the art and the artist featured on the cover, discovering a new magazine I really like in…