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Serious art historical types like ourselves know that Gustave Courbet's 1866 "Origin of the World" is one of the masterpieces of 19th century painting and isn't something to make puerile jokes about. That said ... look, pussy! (artfagcity.com) -
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Posing naked for a calendar to raise money for charity is so over. Painting ceramic plates with your boobs is where the real money is at. (story + video @ thisisthenortheast.co.uk) -
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Still Lifes With Sex Toys
There are more than a few sex toys that we would classify as works of art: the sculptural creations by Myla, Njoy, and Sanrio come to mind, as does our old friend the Hitachi Magic Wand (though admittedly more for the effects it has rather than aesthetic considerations). So it makes perfect sense that artist Pat Hobaugh uses sex toys as the subject for a series of lush, finely detailed still lifes in which dildos, vibrators, and strap-on harnesses share the canvas with things like half empty bottles of vodka, small Asian figurines, and pieces of fruit. (All of which we've seen used as sex toys too on occasion, come to think of it. Guess these paintings make more sense then we thought.) More » -
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Art by Aurelio Pernice
Modern media being what it is, it's not unreasonable that someone might get tired of the skinny, leggy, pouty-mouthed "perfect" model paradigm every once in a while and forge a backlash involving a desire for "real" women—a full-bodied, robust breed of lady bursting with gusto for life and fettucini Alfredo. As his website puts it, "Welcome to the world of Aurelio Pernice, a Sicilian artist unfettered by academical notions of what a painting should be and a man for whom no woman is too topheavy!" Here are displayed the many moods of the voluptuous Italian woman, portrayed in all her poetic glory. Pass the parmesan! More »
































