Gay erotic artists
Duncan Grant at Charleston, UK
Duncan Grant
British artist Duncan Grant (1885–1978) was a core figure of the Bloomsbury group – a collective of artists, writers and thinkers known for their radical innovations in twentieth-century art, literature and design.
The son of Major Bartle Grant and Ethel McNeill, Duncan Grant was born in 1885 in Rothiemurchus, Inverness, Scotland. He spent his childhood in India, returning to Britain in 1893 for schooling. In 1902, Grant joined Westminster School of Art in London, where he studied for three years. Between 1906-7 he attended Jacques-Emile Blanche's school Académie de La Palette, before returning to London to examination at the Slade Academy of Art for one term. He subsequently fix up his own studio in Fitzroy Square, London.
Vanessa Bell (1879-1961) while studying at the Slade Educational facility of Art, set up the Friday Club in 1905, in which a group of artists met weekly to share ideas and support each other’s creative endeavors. It was here that Grant met Bell – their household and creative partnership would endure for 50 years. The Friday Club was part of a wider Bloomsbury circle, which included Grant’s co
Some LGBTQA+ artists own achieved world-renowned fame: Tom of Finland, David Hockney, Claude Cahun, and Glück, to name a few. However, there are many others whose work is less well-known but who provide significant glimpses into the lives and struggles of their people. These artists showcase the sexual, secretive, radical/political, and heart wrenching-moments that many, if not all, members in the community have experienced. Moreover, there is still a stigma that clouds over both LGBTQA+ artists and the art itself. Fortunately, here at Thomas J. Watson Library, we collect an encyclopedic and comprehensive collection of materials on the history of art in the world. Our online catalogue provides a great starting place to find an ample amount of materials to travel LGBTQA+ art. Here are a not many to get you started!
Jarrett Key is a Brooklyn-based visual artist. In his artist's book Trans (see above), Key explores signs and symbols with relation to transgender and gender identities and public restrooms.
Zanele Muholui is a South African artist whose photobook, Faces and Phases, presents portraits of black womxn loving womxn women, trans-men, and gay men, who are resisting
Previous posts about male lover or homoerotic art or artists. A personal and idiosyncratic selection, this isn’t meant to be definitive.
• Gwenaël Rattke record covers
• The art of Paul Binnie
• Splendid Suns
• Bill Travis revisited
• The art of Eduardo Hernández Santos
• The art of Alexander Cañedo, 1902–1978
• Barazoku covers
• Notre Dame des Fleurs: Variations on a Genet Classic
• The art of Shinji Horimura
• Tom’s World
• Born to be Posthumous: The Eccentric Existence and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey
• The art of Antoon van Welie, 1866–1956
• The art of Paul Thévenaz, 1891–1921
• The art of Peter Knoch
• The art of Tatsuji Okawa, 1904–1994
• The art of Willem Arondeus, 1894–1943
• The art of Nicholas Tolmachev
• The art of David Haines
• A Q&A with artist Mel Odom
• Homosurrealism
• In Homage to Priapus
• Querelle de Brest
• Fast Friends
• The art of Jean Boullet, 1921–1970
• Tom of Finland redesigned
• May Wilson’s Snowflakes
• Tom of Finland postage stamps
• The art of Robert W. Richards
• The art of Sidney Hunt, 1896–1940
• Ignacio Goitia int
10 Queer Erotic Artists Inspired by the Legendary Tom of Finland
Tom of Finland isn’t just one of our favorite artists. He’s an inspiration. So reached out to Durk Dehner, the co-founder and president of the Tom of Finland Foundation to talk a little bit about some of our favorite gay artists inspired by Tom of Finland.
1. Untitled by Tom of Finland
Here is the artist’s mastery in his craft. His adoration of the male species, and in particular black men, creating such amazing iconology. This work will be part of a volume we are currently working on, titled Black Magic.
2. avaf vs Tom of Finland (abraxas ventriloquists animal fetishists) by assume vivid astro focus
avaf is comprised of two male artists from Brazil and France. Here they are combining Tom’s work with their signature bold expression. This collaboration is also available as prints and a clothing line, available from the Tom of Finland Store.
3. Untitled by Florian Hetz
The subject, Nathan, is part of a traveling circus troupe and is as dreamy as he looks. He and Florian stayed together at TOM House during Hetz’s recent artistic residency here.
4. Durk: The Leatherman by Etienne
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