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Thought for the day...
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(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.
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Thought for the day... - by KingRicky - 07-22-2020, 07:23 PM
RE: Thought for the day... - by Kthoolfoo - 07-23-2020, 12:43 AM
RE: Thought for the day... - by CHASE - 07-23-2020, 01:46 AM
RE: Thought for the day... - by Gutted Gladiator - 07-23-2020, 02:05 AM
RE: Thought for the day... - by Gutted Gladiator - 07-23-2020, 11:55 PM
RE: Thought for the day... - by CHASE - 07-24-2020, 09:10 PM
RE: Thought for the day... - by Gutted Gladiator - 07-24-2020, 11:52 PM
RE: Thought for the day... - by CHASE - 07-25-2020, 12:14 AM

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