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bras as art.
i’ve been thinking about doing something with bras in an artistic medium… this woman is certainly inspiring.
In a series called “Wallflowers”, artist Laura Jacobs made a series of bras decorated in different themes, often nautical ones.
The surreal circus-like atmosphere in which we live, make the bras of Laura Jacobs no less startling. Incorporating everything from crab claws and fish heads to antique glass and mother of pearl, their wall-borne, gravity-defying flight gives voice to the shapes that lie behind, concealed like soft pills of great potency…
We are here, you want to look at us. Breasts are symbols of — and vehicles for — power.. Like the twinned temples of Angkor Wat or any ancient shrine, Jacobs has made temples to befit them, define them and sometimes hold them, in ridicule.
There are more at the link.
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larry rivers’ archives: art or pornography?
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child pornography is NOT okay. despite the cultural differences that congest our world, this seems to be something everyone can agree upon. so when a now-deceased artist’s archival video footage is found that depicts such an act claiming it’s art, are we supposed to look the other way for art’s sake?
pop artist larry rivers died in 2002. eight years later, new york university is the proud new owner of his archives, purchasing it directly from the larry rivers foundation for an undisclosed amount. though his work seems to have always received praise, one piece in particular is raising eyebrows as well as debates: just where do we draw the line in defining art when children are involved, shown nude—and coerced into being nude—and overtly sexualized?
the video in question, titled “growing,” shows rivers’ daughters emma and gwynne in various stages of undress, taking particular interest in their “budding breasts.” a sort of virtual diary recording their journeys through puberty, rivers shot his daughters every six months to “document” their growth; rivers gives detailed descriptions of emma and gwynne’s new forms, asking the girls how exactly their bodies were changing and if boys have begun to notice these changes. there’s even a shot that exposes one of the girls’ genitals.
let it be known that this is no home movie. rivers’ edited his footage into a 45-minute film, which would probably have even been longer had his wife not urged him to end his project after five years filming. but mom clarice is no hero; she’s seen in the film exposing her own breasts as well and commenting on them, and then there’s the five years she let daddy film her daughters topless…
regardless of the videographer’s fame or the time period in which it was shot (the ’70s), the content of this film is disturbing. i mean, child pornography is a serious no-no with serious consequences if discovered. there are even countries who have made it illegal for women size a cup or smaller from baring their breasts in adult film as a means to deter lusting over the bodies of underdeveloped girls.
emma tamburlini, the younger rivers’ daughter who is now 43, is now on a mission to retrieve this piece from her father’s collection, hoping to protect herself as well as others. ”i kind of think that a lot of people would be very uptight, or at least a little bit concerned, wondering whether they have in their archives child pornography,” she says.
perhaps what is most upsetting about this whole ordeal is the fact that nyu, in response to emma’s crusade, has promised to not show the video while either of the girls are still alive. that they would even think to let people view this film at all is unfathomable. and unacceptable. child pornography robs a child of her innocence, not to mention all the psychological trauma that will inevitably ensue. that this has even become a matter of debate makes my blood boil, and i question the integrity of what i once considered a “prestigious” university.
what do you think?
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breast strokes
if you thought breasts were a one trick pony, kymber thomas is here to prove you wrong.
the artist uses her knockers instead of paint brushes. after applying acrylic paint to her art tits, kymber rubs them over canvases to make her abstract pieces. if her technique seems rather unusual, it only came to fruition after her hubby made a joke about ditching her regular brushes for her breasts.
but what started out as a joke obviously had an impact on the artist. aside from it being her go-to medium, kymber’s style may be easy on the eyes, but it’s hard on her nipples. “the texture and the coldness of the canvas automatically makes my nipples hard. it’s also very rough. i’ll spend 30 minutes to two hours on a painting, so by the time i’m done my nipples are really sore.”
if but a small price to pay in the name of art. no pain, no gain, right?
artists, gardeners, saving drowning victims from sharks? who knew our lady lumps were so talented?
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pasties make art tasty?
for a town where getting a lap dance from a stripper is almost a prerequisite, it seems strange that las vegas made headlines recently due to indecent exposure—on a mural.
yes folks, sin city has gotten its panties in a twist over a piece of street art with two women’s nipples on display. apparently it is in violation of a county sign code that bans the showing of the areola of female breasts.
i find it odd that in a city that oozes with sex, this is an actual law. well, it is, and apparently this is the third violation the city has seen in the last four years. but the real kick in the pants? the piece in question was painted on the erotic heritage museum as a sign for both the kinky artifacts home and for the neighboring nude club that actually owns the ehm.
to avoid a fine, museum curator laura henkel covered the naughty bits with pasties. it’s a solution for now, but is this an infringement on the right to free speech? tuff titties would have to say that’s a big fat yes.
