Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Lusting Beautiful Bodyscapes


Like

rippling

water

etched

amongst

sandy

dunes

beyond

Monday, December 29, 2008

Face Made of Hands___by Patrick Arrasmith



Hands,
Wrists,
Forearms borne,
Gentle grip,
Or clenching hard,
Fingered lips a mouth surround,
All to form a face made of hands.

More of Mr. Arrasmith's thought provoking illustrations can be found here.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Lusting Art of Rockwell Kent


Bather

Fair wind

Skilled in simplicity, of form and message, master of black-and-white wood engravings, the art of Rockwell Kent.

Out of Order___ by Grzegorz Szczerbaciuk


Headless,
Catlike creature,
But human born,
Shaped supple muscle,
Ligature,
Bone.

Nude,
Not naked,
Uniquely complete,
Completely unadorned.

See more of Deviant artist Vidi here.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Lusting Torso


Ancient torso,
Adonis lined,
Twisting muscular,
Or smooth refined.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Alfred Courmes


Elle n’a pas besoin de se coiffer du casque pour éteindre son incendie ou la découverte archéologiqueIt_1966
(Has not need to styling of the helmet to turn off the fire or the archaeological discovery)
"...It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key..." Winston Churchill

More of his work here.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Steven Kenney





















The Wreath_2005
To see more of his earth friendly art click here.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

York Lethbridge _ Untitled


York Lethbridge_Untitled (Drape)


York Lethbridge_Untitled (Bodies)
You can find more by York Lethbridge at Flickr.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Ragazzi sull'Arno





















Four youths in the group,
Each sees the other through different eyes,
Each hearing a varied verse,mesmerised by the poetry of the nude.

Ragazzi sull'Arno by Elisabeth Chaplin (1930 - 1932)

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Seaside Innocence


Joaquin Sorolla Bastida 1889


Joaquin Sorolla Bastida 1910

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Sleeping With Ghosts__Markus Bollingmo


Like a scholar seeking meaning in paintings authored long ago,
The truth be told, we may never know.
Such a mystery lies within this present day piece by experimental photographer Markus Bollingmo.

More of his photos can be found here.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Beyond Prometheus






One famous work, the gilded statue of Prometheus bringing fire to mankind, located at New York's Rockefeller Center, can sometimes halt, rather than stimulate, our craving to see more an artist's work. Thus today's entry, also by Paul Howard Manship,
The Four Elements___Earth,Fire,Water, and Wind__1914__ is presented.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Lusting a Bacchanal


The Youth of Zeus 1905


Odysseus Fights with Irus 1903

Raucous, spirited, celebration without shame or guilt.
Two energetic paintings by Lovis Corinth.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Broken Shield ___ by Giacomo Ceccarelli



Gleaming masculine torso, lustrous smoothness,
Thou art so sensuously displayed.
Beckoning my hand to touch each rise and fall,
At once knowing that each stroke will supply,
Increasing beauty, once invisible to mind's eye.

More of Mr.Ceccarelli's artistry can be found here.

Lusting Relief___Art Deco Medals


A swan, a lady, a precise mix of metal and artistic genius, equals "Deco-zigned" perfection.

Leda and the Swan by Andre Devrillier _1929, shown left, is quite wonderful indeed.

See more of these fine Art Deco medals here
and other types also at Art Medal.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Le Sacre Du Printemps__by Paul Mellander


Like a Vision from an ancient time,
A figure balanced upon a column marble,
Below rites of spring practiced are.

He speaks,

"All hear me! Rejoice and make merry.
Arise Narcissus, return Demeter from Hades' realm,
And Let Stravinsky's music fill my ears".


More of Mr. Mellander's very classy classical style work can be seen here and here.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Helpless _____by Poivre


Helpless:

A human condition no one wishes for himself or anyone else, captured by experimental photographer Poivre to see, and to experience.

Visit Poive here for more of her innovative photographic artistry.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Snowballs ___ by Sauco Max


Click the mouse, a visual feast appears,
A beautiful princess in the comfort of a snowman,
Replete with a garnish of carrots and coals,
Questions posed, some answered, some left to linger, to tease my mind.

More tantalizing mystery prepared by Sauco Max awaits here and
here.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Untitled h ___ by DuncanL



Poised like amphibious commandos
with naked muscles tensed,
two cropped male figures
scale a stone obstacle to view what lies beyond.

A captivating composition indeed by photographer DuncanL. See more of his work

here.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Rael IX ___ by Marcus J Ranum


Through his lens, photographer Marcus J Ranum was able to suspend time
and capture the blush of a rose called Rael IX.

See more of his camera artistry here.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Lusting Surrealism


Homenaje al Greco by Oscar Dominguez 1937

More of his work here at Ciudad de la Pintura .

Friday, December 5, 2008

Nude 8 ___ by Raul Võsandi


Seemingly random, crescent shaped, strokes on paper,
clustering deeper here, more lonely there, arranged by intellect's breeze,
much like rust colored snowflakes, creating layers and drifts upon the landscape,
like an image imagined in a cloud, Nude 8 takes form.

Simple technique, simple forms, beautifully executed.

View more of Deviant karumommu's thought provoking art here.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Sebastian by Sita Mae Edwards


A muscular, masculine curve of the back in effortless harmony with negative space.

View more of her photos here.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Torso v2 ____ by Tecciztecatl


A chunk of stone, much like a puppy at a pound, awaits the right person to claim it
as his own. The sculptor, with chisel at the ready, begins the take away process.
Unlike those that work in clay, material removed cannot be replaced. His vision, hidden in that chunk of ordinary rock, seeks revelation. He is able to brush aside the veil of stone and bring to our eyes a creation, once only seen the minds eye of the artist who works this magic in stone.
More of artist Tecciztecatl can be found here.

Monday, December 1, 2008

060325_D03_024 ____ by Robert James



This exquisite photograph by creative Robert James is both innocent and seductive. The model is no longer naked, but rather clothed in the aesthetic of form, lighting, and presentation.

More of his work can be found here and here.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Charade: organ grinder by Gregg Friedberg



A familiar pose position done with power and sensitivity.

Mr. Friedberg is not only a talented photographer, but, a poet as well.

More photos here.

His poems here and here.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Sepia Nude 2 ____ by Awjay






















Beautifully posed and photographed by Deviant Awjay the crouching figure radiates a luminous patina.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Sinusitis Ballet by András Jókúti



This wonderful combination of male form, intensified by its background, was found in the gallery by experimental photographer András Jókúti,under his Deviant name Saturninus .

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Lusting Simplicity

Three simple,yet elegant,
female nudes by artist Michael McMenemy.








Monday, November 24, 2008

Innocent Beauty

Bathing, 1911, by Duncan Grant 1885-1978

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Ode on a Grecian Urn - Keats

I thought it appropriate to begin with this since it is the source of my profile.
This tondo was an inspiration for a sculpture that I did recently. I love
how the form fills the circular motif.