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From photography to painting to filmmaking, erotic art closes the gap between sex and pop culture.
Erotic Photography Books
Sight is a powerful sense. We are blessed with the ability to take in light and shadows, color and shape. A truly skilled photographer has the gift of bringing real life into still form, without losing the reality of the subject. Erotic photographers have an even greater ability. They transform the naked image or the subtle implication of sex into an artistic medium. For decades, photographers have been bringing iconic images of all genres to the forefront, teaching us lessons of history, glamour, and seduction. Erotic photographs have caused controversy and prompted discussion of what art truly is. The answer is simple—it is what you desire it to be. Choosing to use a book of photographs as a coffee table decoration is yours, but erotic photography books will serve you better if you look at the pictures and take in the genre and all it has to offer.
By Bea Norton10 years ago in Filthy
Paul Harmon's Innocent Erotica
“My work is a personal journal of my life. It is, therefore, both serious and frivolous. Spiritual and erotic.” As an internationally exhibited artist, Paul Harmon’s work is well represented in numerous galleries, museums, and private collections throughout the world. During the 1980’s, his work attracted the attention of Penthouse Magazine founder, Bob Guccione. Guccione featured Harmon’s art in Penthouse Magazine and the two men developed a friendship. In the following paragraphs, Paul reflects on the legendary Bob Guccione.
By Paul Harmon10 years ago in Filthy
History of Erotic Photography
There is a quiet little revolution brewing in the world of art photography: People are starting to make photos—imaginative, artful, complex, perceptive photos—of sex. Unlike other photos that have long been part of the art photography world, these are not photos where sex tiptoes around the edges or makes its presence known only by hint and innuendo. These are photos with sex as their central and unapologetic subject matter—photos that invite and even compel us to acknowledge and think about sex outside our customary attitude of mixed horror and titillation. These are photos that represent sex as the subtle, paradoxical, ironic, profound, humorous, often mystical phenomenon that it really is.
By David Steinberg10 years ago in Filthy
Suze Randall Master Erotic Photographer. Created with: OG Collection.
"We are selling sex darling." —Suze Randall Suze Randall, husband Humphry Knipe and daughter Holly are historically one the most important and influential families in the adult entertainment industry of the later part of the 20th century.
By OG Collection 10 years ago in Filthy
Creating Live Sculptures with Earl Miller & Dennis Hoe
Times Square, circa today. You are walking down the street and the Statue of Liberty waves to you. Then he solicits you to take a picture because what is entertainment if not a means to an end. Perhaps it is a little bit disconcerting, but it is art. Living sculpture has become the new wave amongst performance artists. These living statues have the capacity to scare the artist out of you if you aren’t expecting them to start moving. Technically, living sculpture is any sculpture made of something that requires oxygen; plants in the shapes of animals, humans painted to look like mannequins. And while topiaries, the plant sculptures, are very nice to look at, a human form of art is so much more intense. Since art is so subjective, you never know what the creative mind will come up with.
By Filthy Staff10 years ago in Filthy
Analog Photographer Kid Richards
Since the beginning of time, or at least the dawn of the daguerreotype, one subject has captivated artists of all mediums and movements alike with its beauty, intrigue, and mystique. It is the female form, and for many, there is nothing more beautiful than a naked woman. Erotic photography has captivated artists, theoreticians, and consumers for over 150 years. Prior to 1839, nude renderings were namely produced via drawings, paintings, and engravings, all of which lacked the detail and veracity of the photograph. Thus, there was something inherently more illicit about an erotic photograph than a painting of the same subject, for they were considered closer to real life. Kid Richards is inspired by the same subject matter and his photographs are unique in not only their genre, but also by the film he uses, which has an underlying tone of romance. Much like Bob Guccione and the other masters that came before him, Kid Richards embraces the beauty of the female form.
By Filthy Staff10 years ago in Filthy
