I recently managed to lay my hands on a copy of Health & Efficiency (2009) by Jerónimo López Ramírez, better known as Dr. Lakra. It’s a fascinating book that sits at the intersection of vintage nudist culture and Mexican folk art. The book takes its name from the iconic British Continue Reading
Art and Illustration
The urge to portray the female figure is as old as man himself, and when early man scratched on the walls of his cave to immortalise his mate, little did he know that he would be laying down the cornerstones of Art. Join us as we take a break from the camera to admire the female form in a different medium, from the cartoons of Colin Gordon and Norman Pett to the paintings of Leonard Boden.
Teri Martine by Lorenzo Di Mauro
Three charming illustrations featuring the exquisite Teri Martine, skillfully rendered by Lorenzo Di Mauro. Hailing from Italy and born in 1954, Lorenzo is a seasoned illustrator who has worked for numerous advertising agencies over the years. Most notably, he collaborated with Peter Greenaway, creating a key illustration for the movie The Continue Reading
Colin Gordon: Wolfbait Illustrator
I thought I would write a little bit about Colin Gordon. Colin does the illustrations that appear in our books. He works in the games industry as a character designer and animator, but also works freelance, creating posters, logo design, illustration, and album covers. His bold, simplified and stylish designs Continue Reading
Limited Edition Print
The good folks over at Goliath Books have released a super limited edition print of Pamela Green at Spielplatz by Stephen Glass. Developed on metallic photo paper and limited to 30 copies, it comes from a rare uncensored negative of the young Pamela. It was taken in the early ’50s at Continue Reading
Life Model for Leonard Boden
Pamela Green first started modelling as a life model at colleges across London. This leads her to be booked by several professional painters. One such artist was Leonard Boden (1911-1999) In the Second World War Boden served in intelligence and as an anti-aircraft gunner. Following the war Boden began to Continue Reading
Living Doll (1965)
Harrison Marks first announced that his glamour films were in production in Kamera No.23 (1959). It was not until seven months later, however, in issue No.30 (1960) that the first films were advertised for sale. They were silent and black and white and available in 8mm or 16mm. The 16mm Continue Reading
Peeping Tom Painting by Emanuele Taglietti
The Italian artist Emanuele Taglietti worked as set designer on numerous films, including Federico Fellini’s Juliet of the Spirits (1965) and Marco Ferreri’s L’Harem (1967). In 1973 he became a comic book cover artist for the Italian publisher Edifumetto, working on such titles as titles Playcolt, La Poliziotta and Vampirissimo Continue Reading
September Morn
September Morn is a painting by the French artist Paul Émile Chabas (1869 – 1937). A popular and highly marketable image it has been referenced by numerous artist and photographers over the years, as in this photograph by Stephen Glass. The original painting was completed in 1911. It was first exhibited Continue Reading
Naked As Nature Never Intended
A slight aside that I hope will raise a chuckle from my regular readers. An illustration by Willie Rushton (1937-1996), from his book The Filth Amendment, 1981. Besides being a cartoonist, Rushton was a comedian, actor and co-founder of the magazine Private Eye. SaveSave Naked As Nature Intended: The Epic Tale Continue Reading
Pamela Green by Ramon Maiden
This is a little bit different! Here’s a classic shot of Pamela Green from The Window Dresser given the Ramon Maiden treatment. Ramon Maiden is an artist from Barcelona inspired by religious and tattoo imagery. Reminds me of Delftware. Lots of great stuff on Ramon’s website. Well worth a peruse. I Continue Reading