(07-24-2020, 11:52 PM)GuttedGladiator Wrote:(07-24-2020, 09:10 PM)CHASE Wrote:(07-23-2020, 11:55 PM)GuttedGladiator Wrote: I came across the following quote in this article about Tom of Finland in the New York Times just now, which was heartening to read:
"By pursuing and portraying the particulars of your own personal desires — as idiosyncratic, abhorrent, irresponsible or far too subjective as your current situation may make it seem — you might just someday inspire the lives of others, many of whom may be worlds and lifetimes away."
This is something I both believe in, yet struggle with in my own art.
Thanks. This helps me a lot. Appreciated.
I'm not sure of that. Tom of Finland drew many things and a lot of the stuff I've seen, while some of it is definitely on target, a large majority of it IMO wasn't. It's been a long time since I saw his stuff but I seem to recall a lot of tying up, leather, bondage, even pissing (?) which is gross, and motorcycle images? Maybe?
I'm glad it helps. By the way, that article I shared seems relevant to this community in a lot of ways; I can't help but think that Tom of Finland's aesthetic has shaped and influenced (whether directly or indirectly) a lot of the art we make and celebrate here.
I can't even read the article because an ad pops up every time so I can't see it or read it.