http://cvoss.us sex, art, photography Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:46:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From The Art of Franz von Bayros: His work is decadent from the surface to the core. The style is beautifully ornate, all rococo fantasy with elaborate wigs and voluminous skirts and meticulously crafted furnishings. But these details act as decoration to fundamentally debauched activity. Women play with women, young and ... http://cvoss.us/2010/01/franz-von-bayros/ Snuff box containing the pubic hair of King George IV's mistress. Delicious article in Slate: Hellfire Holidays, on one of my all-time favorite topics, the Hellfire Club. A flood of wealth from the budding empire allowed the leisured classes to fulfill their carnal fantasies without restraint. And perhaps the most striking feature ... http://cvoss.us/2009/12/hellfire-kink-in-the-18th-c/ Man Ray, Autumn (1929) While I was working on my article for Man Ray’s 1929, I noticed that I couldn’t find his four scandalous photos anywhere on the internet. Man Ray’s known as an important innovator in the history of photography; he’s not so well-known for this stash of erotic mementos. ... http://cvoss.us/2009/11/175/ Thomas Rowlandson, The Hairy Prospect, or the Devil in a Fright (c.1800) This week I looked at a lot of exposed vagina in the work of Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). My favorite anecdote regarding the spontaneous vag-flash, is this, from the Irish Times (1977): In a townland near where I lived, a deadly ... http://cvoss.us/2009/11/the-devil-in-a-fright/ For the Euphoria issue, Aeric Meredith-Goujon contributed a fabulous, thought-provoking series of women experiencing erotic asphyxiation. He's also written the accompaniment. Every issue, there's at least one series of photographs that I keep returning to, that I can't stop thinking about.  For this issue, it's Aeric's. http://cvoss.us/2009/11/aeric-meredith-goujon/ Barry X Ball, Purity (2008-2009) - Salon 94 Material and Dimensions: Iranian Onyx, stainless steel pedestal; Macedonian Marble, stainless steel, wood, acrylic lacquer, steel, nylon, plastic sculpture. When I saw this piece, it immediately reminded me of a bust by Antonio Corradini.  Sculpture doesn't usually stick to my memory the way prints ... http://cvoss.us/2009/11/purity/ Cover photo by Reka Nyari filthygorgeousthings.com http://cvoss.us/2009/11/euphoria-is-up/ We're working on wrapping up the sixth issue of F/lthyGorgeousTh/ngs - the theme: Euphoria.  There's a bit about music, Cagnacci and Bernini, breathing and not breathing, orgasms (naturally).  Chelsea Summers, Mistress Matisse, Lars Porsena, Reka Nyari, Aeric Meredith-Goujon, Aaron Hawks, Tony Ward, Martin Siebenbrunner. After Euphoria, our theme is Restraint.  If ... http://cvoss.us/2009/10/pre-euphoria/