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Tom of Finland
Book by Tom of Finland
80 pages, Paperback
Published June 1, 1995
About the author
Tom of Finland
73 books56 followersTouko Laaksonen (8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991), best known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland, is often said to be the most famous Finnish artist in the world. His highly stylized homoerotic drawings had a profound influence on late twentieth century gay culture, as well as fashion and pop culture in general. He has been called the "most influential creator of gay pornographic images" by cultural historian Joseph W. Slade.
Over the course of four decades he produced some 3500 illustrations, mostly featuring men with exaggerated primary and secondary sex traits, with tight or partially removed clothing. Despite having created the self-assured and muscular archetype of the homosexual in his imagery, his most important messages were tolerance and that sex is something to be celebrated.
Tom of Finland's artwork is part of permanent collections of leading cultural institutions that include The Museum of Modern Art (New York), The Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (Helsinki), The Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Over the course of four decades he produced some 3500 illustrations, mostly featuring men with exaggerated primary and secondary sex traits, with tight or partially removed clothing. Despite having created the self-assured and muscular archetype of the homosexual in his imagery, his most important messages were tolerance and that sex is something to be celebrated.
Tom of Finland's artwork is part of permanent collections of leading cultural institutions that include The Museum of Modern Art (New York), The Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (Helsinki), The Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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August 22, 2008
Being good and art aware girl I went to my friend's place who shares passion for art and instead of idle chitchat I went straight (i love to use this world in this review) to the library and had very disturbing time there. Leather trousers will never have the same meaning to me after reading and ogling at that book. Big and muscular men doing it to other big and muscular men. Men here are hung like they would never be in real life. Tom of Finland marched to the art word with his obscure erotic art only to become a legend and have its own book just beside Dali. The art can have many faces and can be shocking, but it is art and it must give you some feelings. Tom of Finland made his pictures as raw as he wanted and showed the hidden world of males leather club. Do you want to taste something, which is not in every day life? Go and grab your sinful artbook.
August 25, 2013
Elementary.
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