This book is the first to examine Henry Darger’s conceptual and visual representation of “girls” and girlhood. Specifically, Leisa Rundquist charts the artist’s use of little girl imagery—his direct appropriations from mainstream sources as well as girls modified to meet his needs—in contexts that many scholars have read as puerile and psychologically disturbed. Consequently, this inquiry qualifies the intersexed aspects of Darger’s protagonists as well as addresses their inherent cute and litt...
The artistic and erotic impulses have gone hand in hand since humans first took up burnt sticks and clay to express their dreams and desires. Centuries of civilization have tried to contain this impulse in most cultures, with limited success. It seems that there has always been, and will always be an erotically driven element to human creativity. "Erotique" takes a colourful look at what erotic art has come to mean today. This high-quality publication showcases the finest examples from the world...
For centuries, erotic art has brought together the intense passions of both artistic expression and human sexuality. This volatile mixture continues to draw a full spectrum of reactions, from ecstasy to outrage. Above all, it provokes an unquenchable curiosity that lures us into the mysterious realm of forbidden art. Featured here, in beautiful color, are over 500 works of erotic art. Through drawings, paintings, and sculpture, these visions of erotica span diverse countries, cultures, centuries...
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This second anthology of erotica concentrates on the "forbidden" literature of the West and features a selection of photographs and erotic art from private collections. The book's contents range from fragments of erotic poetry from Ancient Greece to the 20th-century work "The Story of O", and the array of writers covered includes Oscar Wilde, Emile Zola, Anais Nin, Mirabeau and Boccaccio. The first part of the book examines the central role of voyeurism in erotic writing and art. The second part...