I stumbled upon some work by an Artist known as Panzar. He/She/They have some amazing 3D CG work here, but also have some erotic 2D work here, which lead me to their XXX erotic art at XXX Madness (it’s a paysite but you can check out some of his work on the tour). Scary! How deep does the rabbit hole go?!
Spencer Tunick inspired?! Just when you think you’ve seen it all from those crazy Japanese! 500 person sex is just that, 250 Japanese women and 250 Japanese men, all in the one studio having synchronised sex. (via).
Some interesting research on visual ways to dissolve pornographic imagery in abstraction and absurd at JLNDRR.
Pornogobelin is an attempt at reviving an all but forgotten bourgeois pheonomenon of centuries past. By combining traditional techniques (needlepoint) and traditional motifs (erotica) the author approcahes in a fresh and playful way the aesthetics of the digital format, which is these days largely utilized for dissemination of pornography on the web. Check the “events” section for photos from the exhibition.
In the same vein as Sex Packing’s controversial pornstar videos, creative Agency JWT has created a “hardcore” advertisement for Scruffs workwear. Whilst it’s not exactyl “hardcore”, it sure is pretty funny, and sexy too! Click here for the advertisement (complete with my fave song from the great Reservoir Dogs soundtrack “And Now Little Green Bag”). (via).
Italian artist Federico Solmi’s Rocco Never Dies is a video-animation in which Federico and his wife Jennifer star as 2 celebrated porn actors (Rocco Siffredi and Nikki Anderson).
Voila! is perhaps the largest online resource for vintage erotic paintings, art, sculptures and photography from the mid 19th century. An amazing archive and easy to use to boot. A must bookmark for future reference.
Yes!!! Graphic Design does Porn. Check out American graphic designer Alaska’s cool porn DVD package designs for Hustler in his portfolio.
Stéphane Batsal’s penis collages are made from using female body parts found in magazines and newspapers. (via fluffy Lychees).
Philippe De Jonckheere’s Mail Pornography which was a protest against American censorship of the erotic arts. In protest he mailed these letters to himself and amazingly the US Postal Service delivered 24 of the 25 letters. (via fluffy Lychees).
American photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is a pretty established professional but what rocks our boat is his book and travelling gallery: XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits (Bulfinch Press). It’s a simple idea that’s been very well executed. Our only wish it came around to a gallery close by. You can check out his work here
An annoyingly catchy track with super funky ’70s cult porn graphics. Check out DJ Benny Benassi’s just released, un-cut clip for Who’s your Daddy?
Buying Natacha Merritt’s book, ‘Digital Diaries’ over the counter conjured up the same feelings of excitement and embarrassment I felt when buying my first issue of Penthouse Magazine as a pimply faced under-aged teen. It’s intense, it’s selfploitation to the max, in your face, porn, art, photography all crammed into a little silver diary. It was the hot topic of discussion in my lounge room for years. I got so sick to death of debating (sometimes until I was blue in the face) about whether her work is porn or art that I took Natacha’s book off my coffee table and stored it on the shelf. Phew. I suggest you own it. One for the archive for sure. It’s a shame her site’s aren’t updated as often as they once were, but you can find Natacha online at Digital Diaries and also Digital Girly.
Porn Star Jenna Jameson recently asked her favorite fashion photographer Naomi Kaltan to shoot her for a spread in Esquire Magazine. Seems like Jenna’s looking for a direction in the fashion industry (hey you can only do hardcore porn for so long right?!) with her own fashion line coming out soon and a sign up with Elite Model agency as well. I reckon she looks damn great in these shots (find them in “portfolio one” on Naomi Kaltan’s web site or click here for a direct link to the photos).
