Vintage Naughty Novels. We buy them for the cover and... well that’s pretty much it. Naughty Novels is a small site dedicated to this bizzar genre of... eh... literature. With it’s simple picture+quote structure, the site captures what you really want, when you buy a vintage naughty novel: The picture and a bit of that silly, 1950’s raunch:

They called her a "tramp" - but there wasn't a man in the small fishing village whom luscious Brenda Seton couldn't hook - if she wanted that kind of love. But passion for a profit was the goal of the gorgeous temptress. When ready cash was flashed, Brenda was ready, willing - and able - to please, until she found that love can be priceless!

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If your a precocious pinup collector, the Grapefruit Moon Gallery is where you get your cheesecake originals. From Gil Elvgren to Henry Clive to Earl Moran, these pieces are the real deal. The actual oil on canvas piece!

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Edward Reed is a digital pinup artist (worked with water color and airbrush until 2005). He’s very influenced by the masters, as you can see, by this George Petty styled pinup and adds his modern twist to them. Two styles dominate his work; the classic, idealized pinup and the photorealistic neo pinup.

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It’s movie poster mania at The Pinup Blog!

Movie posters are one of the most diversified genre there is. From photography, to realistic illustration, to the expressive and dramatic- Show biz has got it all! Of course, I’m a sucker for it’s pinups- the classic and the contemporary. Some are old-school, some I’m seeing for the first time, some will became classic in twenty year’s time. So let’s zoom into this modern art- the movie poster.

Art Nouveau Does Hollywod

Before movies were in color, or had sound, or camera movement, the posters were just as low tech. This doesn’t mean that they were inferior- on the contrary. Movie posters in the 20’s and before were designed by the most respected fine artists, such as Alfons Mucha, Eugène Grasset and Paul Colin. Always very expressionistic, focusing on colors, shapes and rhythms. All this sophistication, however, leaves enough room for a lot of sex-appeal, and as the years progressed, the cleavage regressed.


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For all your vintage art poster needs, take a trip to Ric’s Art Shop. An elaborate collection of nothing past the 1950’s. From classic 50’s pinup girls, to Art Nouveau, to freaky circus posters.

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Take a tour in the high end of pinup art.

It’s true that mostly, pinup girls are considered a low art, at times completely thought of as porn. Today we talk a little about pinups in Pop Art- a highly respected art movement.

Before we take a look at some Pop Art pinup girls, here’s a short explanation of the movement:

Pop art is a visual art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s... [it’s] one of the major art movements of the twentieth century. Characterized by themes and techniques drawn from popular mass culture, such as advertising and comic books, pop art is widely interpreted as either a reaction to the then-dominant ideas of abstract expressionism or an expansion upon them. Pop art, like pop music, aimed to employ images of popular as opposed to elitist culture in art, emphasizing the banal or kitschy elements of any given culture.

~ Wikipedia ~

In essence, anyone making ads or comic book art is creating popular culture. The difference is that Pop Artists are usually trying to react to pop-culture with their creations and not just be part of the creation mass. (Kind of like the difference between Britney Spears and Madonna)

Mel Ramos

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Baseball isn't just a guy thang, as I prove in Top 10 Pinup Games - Sporty Glamor Girls. I thought it’d be cool to pay respect to all the female sports-players out there, with a little homage to the 1950's baseball uniform. These batting bombshells were true pros.

Tags: The Pinup Shop, Take Me Home, 1950's, batting bombshells, 1950's baseball uniform, Sporty Glamor Girls, female sports-players, Women in sports

How do I love pinups and let me count the ways...

Yes, I sat myself down and asked myself why it is I blog about pinups. It’s so trivial, it’s so silly and so horny! So why then? Here are 10 fine reasons!

#10 The Detail

I’m a sucker for good craftsmanship. Most people are. As an art student you learn to appreciate abstract art and god knows I love it, but there is always a special place in my heart for that artist that can really draw convincing fingernails and get deep into the garter-clasp details.


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Some pinup artists are skilled, sophisticated and patient enough to add a little technical challenge to their work - the mirror.

While looking for pinup twins a month ago, I found myself eyeing another pinup art practice - the mirrored pinup. I haven't managed to find an essay about the appearance of mirrors and reflections in a painting (let me know if you got the inside story via comment or email ), but I gather it’s an interesting research subject. In pinup art a lot of the profound meaning is shallowed out to eye-candy. I’m hoping to find some insight into the mirrored pinup.

Showing Off All Assets

As I said, in most pinup art, the profound possibilities of meaning are usually shallowed down to simple efficiency. In most cases, the pinup will be either facing the viewer, or with her back to the viewer and the mirror is there to show all the pinup’s assets - front to back.

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Tags: Through the Looking Glass, pinup artists, mirrors, mirrored pinup, WWII., Nazi propaganda, Enoch Bolles, Kevin Clark, being watched, self Portrait, glamor girls, Gil Elvgren, pinup assets

Ralph Burch is a fabulous contemporary pinup artist. Seems to be influenced mainly by Enoch Bolles and Gil Elvgren. On the other hand, he’s definitly got the slickness of today’s digital touch. Beautiful art with a giggle and a smile. The Best Kind

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