FlashParade is a
magnificent artist, who does a lot of
what can be easily classified cartoon
pinup art. The artist’s cute subjects
are very feminine and dynamic, and loads
of fun. Good art and good pinup. Enjoy!
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Over two years of The Pinup Blog and,
surprisingly enough, we’ve yet to touch on a
very pinup-esque theme: The zodiac.
Women as allegory
came up in last
week’s post. Today is all allegory
with Zodiac Pinups. Though traditionally
woman have been used in the images of the
Virgo sign and often Aquarius, this week,
we’ll be focusing on complete series of
women as zodiac signs.
#10 Fantasy Zodiac Pinups
Probably what you’d
most expect to see out of a woman zodiac
series, but surprisingly not the most
commonly found on the net. Soft and
meticulous fantasy art, with kitschy
mystical touches. It’s less overtly sexy
and focuses more on femininity.
Something for the whole family
Women have often shown up in
revolutionary images. What is a woman’s role
in the revolution? Today The Pinup Blog
explores revolutionary pinups!
Visual art has always had the ability to
concretely represent abstract concepts, while
still leaving room for debate. Revolution is
one of those abstract concepts.
Interestingly, women have been one theme
utilized in order to interpret the many faces
of the concept of revolution. Today, we take
a look at the different female
representations of revolutions.
What’s the fierce attraction to Hamish
Blakely’s stunning piece, Duel?
Last Thursday, we were introduced to the
brilliant work of Hamish Blakely. Though
Blakely creates many beautiful and complex
images and I recommend checking them all out,
the image we’re about to discuss, Duel, was
the most striking, to me, and I couldn’t wait
to examine it more deeply. So without further
ado!
Flickr proves again
and again to be a source of wonder.
During my Bi-Weekly search for
eye-popping bombshells and gorgeous
pinups I stumbled upon Tiny Titian’s
photostream, which includes a
set devoted to pinups. Mishella
Vendetta is the neo-pinup model and you’ll
love her color shots, where her bright
red-to-pink hair matches her lipstick.
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Hamish
Blakely is the brilliant artist who
created this and many other meticulous and
dramatic paintings. I find these paintings
are the graphic
definition of “erotic”, with lighting,
composition and all possible effects that
create an unforgettable scene. Of course
Blakely’s subjects add more diversity to
the pinup hall of fame, which makes me
love his work even more. Pinups of
substance; Check them all out!
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In dramatic scene, tough and even evil,
it’s the sexy Easter bunny fantasy gone
awry.
One of the most
common fantasies in cyber space, the
sexy bunny, has endless Google results.
While the typical sexy Easter bunny is
just a poster girl, on the sweet side
and often a Playboy cliche, I’ve run
into a more fetishistic bunny, this
year, which I’m more than glad to share
with you.
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is Ryan
McGinley’s latest collection of portraits.
While sex is definitely an issue that’s
evident in McGinley’s work, there are many
human issues that it evokes. Everybody Knows
This Is Nowhere is a beautiful collection
that shows the diversity of young people,
rarely shown in the mainstream channels.
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The following news
bit is a
repost from Jon Piek, go to his page for
the full report:
Art
frauds in the Age of the Internet : Legal
ramifications for artists, collectors and the
industry.
In
2007, Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama
obtained a nearly $2-million judgment,
including $1 million in punitive damages,
against Robert S. Bane, his publishing
company, Robert Bane Ltd., and his gallery,
the Tamara Bane Gallery. In 2009, a federal
bankruptcy court refused to allow Bane to
discharge the debt, citing a pattern of
intentional and pervasive fraud perpetrated
against Sorayama. The bankruptcy court also
ruled in 2009 that embezzling exists. The
Chapter 7 process is still ongoing after over
2 years while asset inventory and other
issues are being discovered in the courts'
process including appeals. BREAKING NEWS: On
March 2, 2010, a sale of bankruptcy estate
assets that contain creditor artist
discovered related rights discrepancies and
irregularities took place. As of about March
4, 2010 Artist Sorayama as major creditor
requests court officer(s) to conduct and or
reveal the actual due diligence on this sale
regarding the specific buyer(s) of estate
assets in context of proceedings before
ratification of any sale. The Appeal to the
9th Circuit held oral arguments presented
during February 3, 2010 and will conclude its
rulings/finding in the months ahead. The "
unbonded " Appeal process may examine some of
alleged abuses of the legal process noted
during the Appeal argument and potential
abuses occurring as early as trial, the
months after trial court's rulings/orders and
in particular the extensive legal team that
came on board about the time of the first
post trial judgment exam of debtors' master
image archivist and giclee printer. On /
about 15 January 2010, a three Judge panel of
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel analyzed the facts
concerning trial court and bankruptcy court
rulings against debtor. The trial court
rulings and subsequent bankruptcy court
rulings stand in place under the review and
scrutiny of higher courts' appeal panel.
(citing United States Bankruptcy Appellate
Panel of the 9th Circuit: BAP No.
CC-09-1108-MoPaH). Another Bankruptcy Appeal
by creditor artist Sorayama is pending.
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“Fool” is surprisingly a very common word
in love songs. This year, the first of April
takes a serious turn with 10 gorgeous and
diverse pinups that sing about fools.
Today’s top 10 April Fools pinups have little
in common. They come in all shapes, colors
and sizes and sing in various styles and
genres. All of them, however, have phenomenal
talent and all will be singing songs that
have the word “fool” in them. Enjoy the show!
#10 Aretha Franklin - Runnin’ Out of
Fools
We start with the 1964 classic, Runnin’ Out
of Fools, with a young and sweet, but very
mature Aretha Franklin. It’s always
fascinating to see the alternative images
sold at the time to the public and better
yet, through an incredible performance, like
this one.
I just happened to
stumble on
a blog post focusing on French print artist,
Édouard Chimot. Chimot is mainly known
for his work during the 1920’s, such as this
one. Much of his work depicts the glamorous
and depraved city life. You can tell that the
fashions are just transitioning from
victorian to 20th century.
Fascinating pinups with economic lines. Look
him up!
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The breasts are lopsided and frightening,
the nipples are turned at strange angles, the
hips and bum are exaggerated, and the cute
button up nose is pushed upwards and
distorted. Lisa Yuskavage gleefully mocks the
male fantasy.
Traditional pin-up
artwork may rest somewhere between the
border of illustration and pornography,
but many modern artist are trying to
help push the genre towards a more fine
art end. Pin-ups by definition are
created for mass consumption, able to be
posted up and viewed by a large
audience. The most classic images are
those of beautiful young women posed
suggestively to draw the consumer into
buying an array of products and
services.
Here’s something for
you vintage world explorers. Komiklopedia is a
brilliant site dedicated to vintage
Philippine comics and memorabilia. There’s
lots of buffed up beefcake and distressed
cheesecake to see, so take your time and
enjoy the ride around the globe!
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Karen Lisa usually
does weddings and she does them
extraordinarily, but once she steps into
the boudoir, her creations are
irresistible! I, for one, am ecstatic
that she went out of her usual frame, so
she could create
beautiful feminine pinup pieces like this
one. And another huge plus to Lisa’s work
is the diversity of her models. All sizes,
all colors, a must-see!
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If you’re an aspiring pinup artist,
here’s the place to start. Some tips and
tutorials on how to draw a pinup girl.
Aspiring pinup
artists can start here. Though nothing
can substitute years of practice, I’ve
gathered some of the best videos on
youtube and added some tips of my own
that could help you get started on your
pinup painting career. Good luck! (And
feel free to ask any questions!)
Oh, the wonders of
the internet! While cruising around
LiveJournal, I found the lovely SushiKitten59.
Her specialty?
Anthropomorphic neo pinups! You’ve got
your tatoos, your piercings, your bondage
gear and your... tail! Save the squirrels!
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The Pinup Blog is ecstatic to create a
tribute to the Gibson Girl. And it’s about
time, too!
By the end of the
19th
century, Charles Dana Gibson conjured up
the “Gibson Girl”. The Gibson Girl, in a
sense, was a byproduct of Gibson’s
satire work, but her beauty overpowered
the American audience and she soon
became the first national standard for
feminine beauty, in America. Her
distinct style made her iconic, and her
signature big hair and hourglass figure
are easily recognizable.
The new year is upon us and so are the
calender girls!
Calenders are the
traditional display method for pinups. What’s
new in 2010? Many good causes and a lot of
good art. Ladies and gents, I give you The
Pinup Blog’s top 10 pinup calenders!
#10 Vintage Cowgirl Pinups Wall
Calendar
CafePress is full of pinup calenders and it
was hard to choose between them. We start our
list off with this
themed vintage cowgirl calender. Each
image is a collage, mixing up classic pinup
cowgirl with typography and some vintage
ornaments. Simple and sweet.
Nothing makes a celebration like music,
and no Christmas is complete without a sexy,
stripping Santa!
They are gorgeous, they
dance, they sing, they strut and occasionally
strip. It’s The Pinup Blog’s top 10 sexy
musical pinups!
#10 The Caburlesque Kittens do Sweet
Candy
The
Caburlesque Kittens are a burlesque
group from San Diego County. Keeping it
clean, they’re almost a family show and
perfect for some light Christmas
dancing. They also get Pinup Blog props
for injecting a little diversity into
the classic Christmas pinup fantasy.
Lauren Moore creates
these meticulously designed and diverse
cartoon pinups, which just happen to
make fantastic stocking stuffers. So
keep them in mind, because I know you’re
already doing your Christmas shopping in
the US. For your convenience this
holiday season, you can find Lauren’s
Hellcat Honeys here and
also here.
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Is an icon different than an object? Does
a contemporary female pinup artist create
differently than a classic female pinup
artist?
Last time I’ve
analyzed a specific pinup piece it was
Zoë Mozert’s Bubbles. I was looking to
see what a female pinup artist does
differently than male pinup artists. In
Mozert’s case, we came to the banal gender
outlook, in which women portray women in a
soft manner, and yet still, as typical of the
genre, the woman in the image was
objectified. Today we look at radically
different Olivia de Berardinis and her piece
Belle Du Jour (1987).
Line, Blot, Shape, Texture and
Pattern
Once again, we start at the
basics. And again we talk about the fact that
the lines in pinup art are usually
suggestive- the meeting of two color
surfaces, creates the illusion of a line.
This, of course, creates the realism, so
typical of the genre. There are, however, the
white lines in the background, which seem to
serve as a pattern. These lines have a
compositional importance that we’ll get back
to later on, but also seem to serve as a
design element, hinting of Art Nouveau, which
is quite typical in de Berardinis’ work. The
straight, vertical lines conjure up guitar
strings, and- in conjuncture- the wavy lines
may remind us of music, loosely conversing
with abstract greats such as Paul Klee and
Wassily Kandinsky.
Blots are also rendered softly, in order to
create the illusion of reality. But unlike
Zoë Mozert’s piece, de Berardinis’ work has
sharp edges that rarely blend into one
another. Something we’ll get back to in the
lighting section.
It doesn’t
get any more retro than this. For all
you geeks that love a little sexual
innuendo in your code, I give you the
defining style of an era: ASCII Pinup.
Asthe creator of this
minimalist cheesecakeput it:
Hubba
hubba!
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The never-ending
source of fantastic photographers,
Flickr, brought the brilliantly retro
neo pinup photographer, Adrian
Benedykt, to my attention. High
saturation, classic pinup styling and
themes, with a 21st century
edge. Neo pinups at their best- go check
it out!
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Molly
Kiely,
author ofDiary
of a Dominatrix,
is an in-your-face underground comics
artist and illustrator. I find her and her
work (in no particular order) fascinating,
cheeky and devilishly sexy. She’s got a
lot to say, so here’s some of it:
Everyone ought to have a colourful past
(and, ideally, a colourful present), and
mine is being an unrepentant pornographer.
I've heard all the criticism about
pornography that there is -- so boring. My
sexually explicit work is not declasse or
moronic, and I maintain that I am a kickass
feminist. In the words of one of my
admirers, my work is "seditious" and
"undermines the paradigm of Lonely Guys
Comic Porn."
And on that note, check her out!
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I was just given the
beautiful book, collecting Joseph
Michael Linsner’s art,
Girls and Goddesses. I thought I’d share
the wonder. Here’s just one of Lisner’s
pieces, available for your viewing and
purchasing pleasure at his
website.
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This meticulously
drawn, wacky, neo pinup was created by
the phenomenal Brian M.
Viveros. Dark femme fatals with
bondage gear and random accessories are
the name of the game, and the results, as
seen here, are stunning. I couldn’t help
but compare with Jaime Hewlette’s Tank
Girl, of which I’m a huge fan, so this
is double fun for me, and I hope for you,
too.
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The marvelous
fantasy artist, Jessica
Oyhenart (a.k.a
“tattereddreams&rdquo, has created these two
brilliant fairy tale pinups. Though she
only directly mentions “Masquerade Ball
- Alice” (left) as inspired by Alice in
Wonderland, I thought “Autumn” (right)
alludes to Little Red Riding Hood. Could
make for a wonderful neo pinup series...
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One of my favorite
creators at DeviantART, Elias
Chatzoudis, has just created this
little busty statement, in favor of breast
cancer awareness, missing my
article by less than a week. So I
decided to pay him tribute, after the
fact. It’s a beautiful cartoon pinup and
deserves our awareness.
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Iman Woods is a
brilliant, self-taught pinup artist.
Starting with a quality photo shoot and
then painting the pinup, Iman hopes to
inspire you to love yourself a little.
Among other things, Iman gets a Pinup Blog
badge of honor for diversity, for creating
fantastic pregnant pinups. Beautiful
imagery with that retro elegance, go have
a look!
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Noirotique
specializes in burlesque and fetish inspired
illustrations. It’s small now, but the images
are just so striking that I want to go back
and see where Patric Gallian takes it next,
and I suggest you do the the same.
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Does a female pinup artist bring
something new to the world of pinups?
I’ve already analyzed
two pinup works of the most outstanding
pinup artists [1,2],
now it’s time to explore one of the most
outstanding female pinup artist, Zoë
Mozert. Mozert’s 1948 piece, “Bubbles”,
shows off the artist’s undeniable
craftswomanship, but does it take a
different approach to pinup art?
Line, Blot, Shape, Texture and
Pattern
Without a doubt this is one of
the softest pinups you’ll ever encounter.
Starting with the basics, as always, we take
a look at the most elementary components of
the image. Aside from the plaid pattern on
the hair-bow (which I’ll get back to later),
there’s no real use of lines in Mozert’s
painting. As we learned from other pinups
I’ve analyzed, it is typical, in pinup art,
to try and mimic reality. For this reason,
suggestive lines are employed- or rather, the
meeting of two color surfaces, creates the
illusion of a line. Thus, in essence, what
you get is a use of color blots that create
shapes. Also- typical of pinup art- the blots
are smoothed out, in order to create a “soft
surface” and soft shapes, so much so, that at
times the shapes fuse into each other:
I don’t know what
language this is (feel free to fill me
in), but whether German or Dutch,
Pin-Up Art
Favoritter has collected some fine
classic pinup Americana, by the great
masters (Armstrong, Petty, Vargas, Bolles,
Bryers and, of course, Elvgren), that I
just haven’t seen before. Like this
“Shapely Woman Going Fishing” by George
Petty, for example. A respectable
collection, with rare finds. Enjoy!
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While the wholesome folks at Disney keep
our children at a safe distance from luscious
cleavages and male nipples, you guys go back
home and elaborate on the fantasy. This week
on The Pinup Blog: Brilliant, sensual, Disney
pinups!
The up and coming
Princess and the Frog, reminded me of all
the times I saw an elaboration on a Disney
character. Disney’s men and women become
icons and are instantly recognizable, thus
making for fantastic, sexy pastiche. But
before we delve into the world of R-rated
Disney mock-ups, let’s take a look at
Disney’s own subliminal sex appeal, to the
left. It’s amazing what context can do.
Artist and visual
designer, Wendy Ding, created the
fantastic Food Girl series. A whimsical
batch of pinup images, involving food.
This one is by far my favorite, as the
Pringles become accessories of a fan
dance, and if you don’t look carefully,
you may miss the chip Check out Ding’s beautiful
style at her website and
read the theory behind the Food Girls
series in this
fascinating interview.
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It’s actually more rare than you think.
The teacher fetish is a classic fantasy, but
when you look for classic images, you might
be surprised.
The teacher fetish
is one of those natural occurrences.
Young boys, in their teens, won’t be
able to ignore the refreshing sight of a
good looking educator. If a boy was
lucky enough to actually have an
attractive teacher, odds are he’ll
remember her fondly, for years to come.
Thus the teacher fetish is born. I made
every effort to avoid porn and keep it
classy. It’s a challenge, but someone’s
got to do it.
We’ll start off with a vintage soundtrack, to
get you in the mood: Frankie Avalon’s
Teacher’s Pet:
The Glasgow based alternative rock band, The
Fratellis, are all kinds of retro. From their
sound, to their costumes to the video
Flathead. Paying homage to the classic pinup,
and having a go at the classic rock chick.
Mild head banging and good cheer all around.
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A part-time
professional pinup photographer, Dave Ward
creates delightfully simple, retro sets.
High resolution with a wink to the pinup
masters (like this cutie to the left).
It’s a Flickr hidden treasure, so drop by
Ward’s profile for a taste of cheesecake.
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Making art in pasties is no joking
matter, but it is a lot of laughs.
Burlesque was
always more about tease than strip. I looked
far and wide and found that many burlesque
artists take it a notch higher, with more
than raunch in mind. I also found some
fantastic pieces in “family” variety shows
that aren’t considered burlesque per se, but
would have a huge audience in the burlesque
crowd. It’s artsy, it’s fun, it’s full of
thought, it’s sexy, it’s burlesque!
This fun slideshow is only one small part
of shamelessly retro
Lance Wagner & Trixie Lane’s Old School
Pinups (new on the sidebar). A
Seattle-based pinup photography studio is
all about that retro glamour and camp,
producing beautiful, colorful images and
creating a complete and unforgettable
experience. The site itself is robust and
full of delightful content, so even if
you’re not in the Seattle area, you can
still enjoy the sights!
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They’re fierce, they rock, they rap,
they’re retro, they are the diverse women of
Indie Rock!
From the poppish Pipettes, to the rapping
M.I.A, to the rocking Peaches, I bring you a
list of the fierce and divers ladies of
contemporary Indie rock. Though each act has
her unique style and statement, I can’t help
but reminisce of the days of 1980’s Blondie,
who seems to be the spiritual mother to many
of these ladies of Indie.
Peter Gowland, the
legendary glamor photographer, has a
beautiful site that features many of his
works. Witness the 1950’s till today
through this glitzy and unique lens.
From glamor, to old friends, Gowland’s
site is more like a well organized and
well photographed personal album... OK,
it’s the album you wished your auntie
had, when she was telling you all her
mind-numbing stories from her last
vacation. So get a load of this!
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A 1970’s sepia tint, 1980’s hair and make up,
1990’s neon-colored under garments,
21st century tattoo. Stacey Mark takes
a bit of everything and comes up with
contemporary pinup photography with that
vintage feel. Beautiful works, simply laid
out on her site. A must-peak!
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What happens when
the “oriental” depicts the “oriental”?
When Japanese pinup artist, Hajime Sorayama,
decides to depict an Arab erotic
fantasy, you get the fantastically
eclectic image to the left. I’ve never
seen this painting before and decided to
post, as I found it striking and it
immediately invoked my curiosity. No
doubt this is a beautiful piece, very
sensitively drawn with an eye for detail
and a wink at Sci-Fi. My initial
question isn’t really answered, but it
lingers in the mind for thought. A
little weekend intellectual stimuli for
you
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Many great finds
this week. I’d like to introduce you to
this fine nude art blog, Univers
d'Artistes (new on the sidebar). It’s
not pinup per se, but just look at
this charming by-the-way nudity, to your
left! A collective blog of nude artists
(don’t get cute! the art is
nude), Univers d'Artistes sports a versatile
collection of nude photography, in infinite
styles and formats, and also gives room for
the artists to talk about their work. It’s an
intimate peak into an intimate world.
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Illustration is without
a doubt a fine art, and that’s exactly
what American Art
Archives (newest on the sidebar) is
saying. A beautiful and vast collection of
illustration from yesteryear. It’s not all
pinups, but even a painting of a couple
has at least one woman in it. Online since 1998 American
Art Archives is a delight for Americana
lovers. Hours upon hours of happy
surfing to all!
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Almost two years ago (!)
I analyzed Gil Elvgren’s The Bear Facts.
It was a fascinating learning process and
I’ve always wanted to do more of it. So
without further ado, here’s another one of my
favorites: Greg Hildebrandt’s Hotel
Nights
Greg Hildebrandt’s Hotel
Nights is not a standard, classic pinup,
for reasons that I will highlight later.
Mainly, we’re talking about a neo pinup,
completed in 1999- the turn of a
century, with many interesting sources
of inspiration that aren’t necessarily
taken from the language of painting.
What does Elvgren’s girl next door have
to do with Masuimi Max’s tattoos? It’s all a
web of pinupology. Watch the evolution as it
happens!
The pinup girl
evolution isn't, a linear one. Like most
genres of art, each school would
interpret it differently, geography
would change the aesthetics, and post
modernism- and much more recently- the
pluralism of the internet would implode
any possibility of linearism. My goal
then, in this article, is not to create
a time line, but to follow the
evolutionary branching out of the rare
and beautiful species-The pinup.
FlashParade is a
magnificent artist, who does a lot of
what can be easily classified cartoon
pinup art. The artist’s cute subjects
are very feminine and dynamic, and loads
of fun. Good art and good pinup. Enjoy!
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Traditional pin-up
artwork may rest somewhere between the
border of illustration and pornography,
but many modern artist are trying to
help push the genre towards a more fine
art end. Pin-ups by definition are
created for mass consumption, able to be
posted up and viewed by a large
audience. The most classic images are
those of beautiful young women posed
suggestively to draw the consumer into
buying an array of products and
services.
I’ve already analyzed
two pinup works of the most outstanding
pinup artists [
Peter Gowland, the
legendary glamor photographer, has a
beautiful site that features many of his
works. Witness the 1950’s till today
through this glitzy and unique lens.
From glamor, to old friends, Gowland’s
site is more like a well organized and
well photographed personal album... OK,
it’s the album you wished your auntie
had, when she was telling you all her
mind-numbing stories from her last
vacation. So get a load of this!
Illustration is without
a doubt a fine art, and that’s exactly
what 
Greg Hildebrandt’s Hotel
Nights is not a standard, classic pinup,
for reasons that I will highlight later.
Mainly, we’re talking about a neo pinup,
completed in 1999- the turn of a
century, with many interesting sources
of inspiration that aren’t necessarily
taken from the language of painting.
