Contemporary erotic art
Sexual aspects always played a mayor role in art, it's surely
not something that's limited to our present time, we humans
always felt the need to visualize our desires and celebrate the
beauty of love. Even the first artworks made by humans have a
distinct sexual nature, like the 'Venus of Willendorf' a small
fertility statute. But the concept of erotic art for
entertainment or artistic purposes only is something of our
modern times, before 1900 erotic themes and nudity were used,
more or less, functional. These artworks had a religious or even
magical purpose.
Even if we take some hidden erotic art, like small naughty
paintings or erotic drawings, into consideration, it is safe to
say that erotic art for entertainment purposes was invented
along with photography. And looking at the erotic art of today,
photography is still the favorite medium to express human
sexuality. The directness of the medium, the reality displayed
and the easy way to distribute the images are some of the main
reasons I guess.
But there are erotic artists using different media, like
ceramics, bronze and paintings, and it seems to me that these
'other' media are becoming increasingly popular. Maybe we are
getting tired of the reality displayed in photographic erotic
art, are we looking for more authentical , or even magical,
images again. Like the ceramic sculptures of Martino Catalano,
or the paintings of Raphael Perez to name just a few of these
'other' erotic artists.
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