The art of Zinaida Serebriakova
We feel a bit guilty that the works of Ukrainian-born artist Zinaida Serebriakova (Зинаида Евгеньевна Серебрякова) never caught our attention. She was born near Kharkov in a family of artists. (Actor Peter Ustinov came from this same family.)
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He is probably one of the most mysterious artists of the 20th Century. Most of what we have seen of his work is centered around Domination.
The genre is usually about heterosexual BDSM or homosexual role play. He crossed that intersection by depicting both men and women in a dominating role. Quite unique in the genre.
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One of our favorite French artists. His works would be considered ‘not done’ to today’s ethics on race, gender and good taste. We should celebrate the fact that we have grown as humans, instead of erasing the past.
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The history of images of people having intercourse sometimes reads as a detective story. Evidence was destroyed or disappeared, and artists were persecuted or imprisoned.
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Johnson started out as a painter. An artist friend suggested he should consider using a camera. He ended up as a much admired studio photographer, most known for his work for the Ziegfeld Follies.
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The Brutal Art of André Collot
Much like in art for a broader audience, the artist is or was free to start a controversy. It is part of a dialogue in society. Collot’s works are indeed very brutal, and for the fainthearted viewer.
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Red Light District Amsterdam 1970s
Photojournalist Max van Norden, frustrated that he was not allowed to photograph the sex workers, started drawing them. He admitted that he could not draw. Still, these images captured the essence of an era that is long gone.
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Mark Blanton came to the Amea Forums we used to have in the 1990s.
He was inspired by the antique art of the early Romans and Greeks.
The result was a contemporary interpretation of the fresco’s and the sculptures of antiquity.
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This series of French illustrations from the book Les Bigarrures was first published in 1799. The works were signed by the completely unknown William C.B. Much later these artworks were attributed to Vivian Denon. Both text and illustrations were made between Denon’s return from Bonaparte’s Egyptian Expedition and his nomination as curator of the newly inaugurated Musée de Louvre under the reign of Napoleon I.
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Biker Chicks
These Cheesecake photographs, American so it seems, were found in the public domain of UseNet. They were zipped as one file entitled Biker Chicks. We love to know more about this series.
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In the 195s, photography of the female physique was quite popular. At the same time, the culture of the era dictated that women were not considered to be interested in the male physique, so the ‘beefcakes’ as a parallel to the ‘cheesecakes’ were made to entice gay men more than women. [link]
Today, we rarely see large breasts in pornography without the obvious signs of surgery – only invisible to those who have no affection whatsoever with detail. These breasts are all real.
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Stay tuned – It is a work in progress.
