First They Came For The Pornographers…

Back in 2008 a censorship controversy erupted over Bill Henson’s photographs of nude teenage girls. Police raided the gallery and shut down the exhibition, the Prime Minister called the images “disgusting” and a lynch mob mentality generally prevailed. Eventually the images were classified “G” (suitable for children) by the censors. Since that time the art world has become increasingly paranoid about censorship and have been self-censoring images of children, including Read More …

The Artistic Male Centerfold

Last month we did a major photoshoot with a lovely selection of male models. We had them posing in various sexy positions and I also took the opportunity to try and re-create famous artwork and sculptures. Thus, I want to share with you an image of the lovely Martin who is our centerfold at For The Girls this month: We got him to pose in a similar position to that Read More …

Erotic Metal Lace Art

Stumbling today I came across the work of artist Cal Lane, who meticulously carves lace-like shapes into metal, creating a fascinating juxtaposition between delicacy and strength. There’s an interesting element of male vs female in them as well. This is the only one I could find with overt sexual imagery and it really caught my attention. You’ll find more of her work at her official website and the original image Read More …

Why You Shouldn’t Assume That All Porn Should Be Free

I’ve long been musing about the whole issue of copyright, downloading and paying for entertainment/artistic content. It’s now the end of the Noughties and, as we speak, film studios, media companies and distributors are becoming increasingly hysterical about the effects of the internet, in particular the piracy that occurs through torrents and illegal downloads. The British government is mulling over a bill that would see people losing access to the Read More …

“9 Songs” And The Hypocrisy Of Censorship

The other day I visited one of the local video rental shops, a store I haven’t been to in a while. Imagine my surprise when I discovered Michael Winterbottom’s 9 Songs sitting unabashedly on the drama shelves. This is a small town, after all, and sexually explicit “art films” are a bit thin on the ground. I haven’t had a chance to see Shortbus, Destricted or any of those other Read More …

Penis Art Exhibition Censored

The SMH reports the Venice Biennale have rejected a proposal for an art exhibition featuring symbolic drawings of famous genitals. Jacques Charlier, a Belgian artist, had wanted to show the visual puns, each with a written clue, inviting viewers to guess who owned what. For example, Christo’s resembled a parcel, with the clue “wraps in very special things”. The authorities rejected the proposal for fear of offending Venetians and the Read More …

What’s Art? What’s Porn? What The Fuck?

Every time I’ve started to blog on this story it’s escalated, and now it’s just crazy. Police have seized artworks and are expected to lay child pornography charges against photographer artist Bill Henson and the Roslyn Oxley9 gallery in Sydney. This is because Henson’s works included several photographs of 12 year old girls in the nude. In yesterday’s SMH, the artist explained his work: “I’ve worked with people this age Read More …

H.R. Giger’s Alien Erotica

Over the weekend I watched all four Alien films plus AVP. It inspired me to get out my book of H.R. Giger’s amazing surreal artwork, some of which is amazingly explicit. Everything he creates has a lurking, dark sexual element to it, as if tapping into the vast and unvoiced fears of our sexual subconscious. It’s both arousing and frightening. Indeed, if you watch the first Alien film, I can’t Read More …