Berlin’s tradition
of night life is not new to anyone.
Highlighted today is the fabulous
Queerlesque
Magazine, full of information about
queer shows, complete with a blog, images,
videos and of course, show dates. So if
you chance upon Berlin, don’t forget to
get updated with the hottest trany
burlesque in town!
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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.
#213 The
Bi-Weekly Bombshell: Women in Modern Art
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One of my favorite days is coming up,
this week and I’d like to celebrate The Pinup
Blog way. Happy Earth Day
everybody!
Every so often I
hear the nonsensical and chauvinistic
claim that female environmental
activists are “grimy”, “dreadlocked” and
“hairy”. While I argue that dreadlocks
are lovely and can be just as kept as
any other hairstyle, I also argue that
leg shaving is my last pitfall as a
feminist and I seriously hope, to one
day, get over the need to moderate my
body in order to be “socially
acceptable”. “Grimy”… well, see how you
look after 2 years up a tree Today’s ladies are
gorgeous, inventive and environmentally
conscientious, and some are willing to
sacrifice a lot for their cause. Proving
(yet
again) that green is sexy.
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!
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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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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The “exotic” fantasy has always existed
in the pinup realm and long before. The Pinup
Blog takes a look at the social aspects of
one of its favorite fantasies.
I love the diversity that’s offered in the
pinup world. Beautiful images are produced
with the assistance of cultural symbols in
clothing and accessories and, of course, the
diversity of the models themselves. I touched
on this subject in
my article about Palestinian pinups.
Rather than repeat what could have made a
great opening for this article, I’d like to
start with this whimsical, clever and
beautiful young woman, Natalie, who’s totally
an “exotic” pinup girl of her times.
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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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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Wow! The Bi-Weekly
Bombshell has reached the 200 mark! To
celebrate, I’d like to do what this
mini-column is all about and share with
you a fantastic pinup link! Take a look
at the gorgeous neo pinup calender, the
Brazilian magazine, Contigo!, put up.
Each bombshell is a famous model or
actress, all dolled up in that retro
pinup style we love so much. Enjoy!
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A fantastically
varied UK fetish shop that doubles as a
flip-through magazine, Honour has everything!
From your basic lingerie to some seriously
naughty toys to their own YouTube
Channel. All beautifully designed and
displayed. Have a flip-through!
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The amazing
randomness of the internet took me
across time to
the fascinating article by Herbert A.
Friedman, Sex and Psychological
Operations. An eye-opening examination of
the chauvinism that reigned supreme, at the
time and the German utilization of it, for
war propaganda, in World War II. The essay is
accompanied by the leaflets of the time, that
became collector’s items and pinups for the
soldiers.
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How does feminism,
environmentalism and
community-mindedness find its way into a
pinup calendar? Ask the women of Country
Mamas 2010 Calendar:
Becky Grant, CounterPunch business manager,
writes: How in the world does a pin-up
calendar not perpetuate the problem of overly
simplistic, generic female roles? I asked
myself the same question when I found myself
immersed in a sudsy bucket in a polka-dot
bikini, because it was my intention to show
moms embracing the everyday activities of our
country lives and what do you know? Not only
do we triumph over grittier tasks, we also
make up a fine calendar that demonstrates
well the charm, grace and beauty of life in
Petrolia. We’ve already denounced the fashion
industry with our clothing swaps (known in
these parts as Naked Lady Parties). We’ve
taken on the bureaucracies that try to
control us and their ridiculous policies by
schooling our children the way we want them
schooled, creating environments for them that
allow them to become community minded,
peaceful, compassionate and creative adults.
We are activists against corporate America by
growing our own food, building our own homes,
and living a conscientious, sustainable life.
We have abandoned the American dream for our
own dreams, borne out of our own unique,
diverse, self-determined identities. Buy a
calendar and help support our local causes!
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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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Grassroots third wave feminism manifest
in the revival of the Roller Derby.
Pinup, today, is not
just an art, but a lifestyle. With it’s
own brands of fashion, music, art and of
course, sports. Roller Derby, the choice
sport for those living this lifestyle,
is much more than a bunch of skimpily
outfitted young women bashing away at
each other. It’s a place for women to
organize, express themselves, and take
part in some seriously badass contact
sports. If they can be campy while doing
it- all the better!
A lovely, random
find, on my search for pinup perfection
across the web. This is last year’s
New Mexico Rocks Pinup
Calender. A collection of
beautiful and diverse neo pinups, if I’ve
ever seen one. Enjoy:
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The good folks at
American
Apparel bring you a very retro
Halloween 2009. Costumes look comfy, sexy
and affordable and could probably be
easily converted to snazzy street clothes
after the after party. I especially love
this simple Cabaret costume. If you’ve got
the legs for it, go for it!
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It’s my favorite day
of the year, again! Nope, not Earth
Day- it’sBlog Action
Day! A day of
concentrated activism for bloggers all
over the world, and I’m ecstatic to be
one of over 13,000 registered blogs.
Last year we concentrated our collective
efforts on
poverty, the year
before that- the first Blog Action Day- was
generally about the
environment. This year, we
deal with climate change:
From my
environmental search, two years ago, the
pinup world seemed almost oblivious to
the environment, but this year, I was
elated to discover the gorgeous and
diverseVegan
Vixens(newest on the
sidebar). Self-dubbed eco-entertainers,
the Vixens work to educate about
environmental issues such as animal
welfare, the vegan lifestyle, and climate
change. And they do it all through
burlesque and pinup styled photoshoots!
For you eco-pinup
lovers, Here’s a behind the scenes look at
their calender shoot:
It’s The Pinup Shop’s and Blog’s second
birthday and it’s time for the top 10
articles, you pinup lovers loved the most! I
won’t spoil it for you, I’m just proud to say
that diversity dominates this list.
Before we start,
here’s a personal celebration message from me
to my beloved readers (courtesy of RattleBox):
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.
You gotta love a Disney pinup. Always
proper, tits never too big for her
waist line, big innocent eyes,
virginal. Even with those restrictions,
Disney always manages to get away with
a hefty cleavage, but this year, they
took it up a notch with The Princess
and the Frog. Stepping it up with the
sexual innuendoes, and my favorite bit-
diversity. The story is based in New
Orleans of the 1920’s, which makes for
a rather shameful historical
inaccuracy. On the other hand, Disney
has a bit of a shortage of ethnic
heros, so the randomness of the
princess’ ethnicity (unlike Princess
Jasmine or Mulan) is very refreshing.
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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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Melanie Brown, a.k.a “Mel B”, a.k.a
“Scary Spice” of the Spice Girls,
decided to join the world of burlesque
with a high energy performance,
including singing, dancing and, of
course, partial stripping. The show is
“very Vegas”, with many costume changes
and a big ensemble. It looks like a lot
of fun, so if you’re in Las Vegas any
time soon, go ahead and give it a peep.
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While searching for artsy burlesque, I
stumbled across the DC
Cowboys Dance Company. This gay
cultural group is not only
infectiously fun, they stand for
ideas I love to promote on this
blog: Diversity, tolerance and
unapologetic sexiness. With slogans
like Diversity Through Dance and
Brokeback Meets Broadway, and a
classic beefcake theme and attitude,
I was won over instantly.
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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.
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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Chrom
Juwelen is a German motor
culture site and as we all know,
where there’s hot rods there’s hot
cheesecake. In their section, Pinup
Post, devoted solely to pinups,
you’ll find gorgeous neo-pinup
photography and a little modern
illustration, accompanied by English
captions, for your convenience. A
fine collection from all over the
web, happy scrolling!
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Palestinian women come in all
shapes, colors and sizes, with
different beliefs, different religions
and different ways of life. This isn’t
a well known fact, yet. In this article
I’d like to look at the beauty from
within as well as from without.
I can’t ignore the fact that I’m
Israeli and pro-Palestinian and the
reactions this article may bring my way
(or just this sentence). Nevertheless,
it’s
important to me to create a bridge,
where walls are being biult- around
Palestinians and Arabs and Muslims in
general. Most important to me, is to
show off, to people of the West, the
beauty and individuality of each woman
I feature. You can’t group Palestinians
into crude stereotypes, as you can’t
group any other group of people. If you
do it, you miss out on the beautiful
diversity of the world.
SvarTTrasT
is a fantastic Icelandic
photographer, that I stumbled across
on Flickr. He creates
a lot of impressive imagery, but
I’m focusing on his marvelous
effeminate beefcake. I don’t know what
I like more about this image; The fact
that it’s so well done, the humor, the
GLBT twist, or more proof that all men
have fine long legs and they should be
the ones wearing short skirts.
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There’s not much information about the
culture blog, Private (newest
addition to the sidebar). It’s
authors are apparently a Denmark
based band that goes by the same
name. Although Private is not
strictly a pinup blog, once in a few
posts a fascinating pinup will show
up. Such is
the image to the left, from the
controversial film, The Night Porter.
So if you’re out in search of high
alternative culture, look no further!
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Ray Gatica is
a Houston based airbrush artist
and the man behind Airbrush
Magic Studio. He specializes in
the airbrush technique and can
practically paint on anything. From
planes and motorcycles, to t-shirts
to walls. I have a special place in
my heart for his mysterious,
wide-rimmed hat ladies, but Gatica
does many other beautiful images. Go
take a look!
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An interesting
vintage find is this site
dedicated to little-known artist
Kolomon Moore. Moore lived in
the 1930’s and drew much of the
decadent city life. From the glamor
piece, to the left, to shoddy
brothel scenes. Not all pieces
are as well executed (or as safe for
work) as this one, but it’s
definitely an fascinating time
capsule.
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Repulsed by portrayal of women as
used in Cinco de Mayo ecards, The Pinup
Blog went on a hunt for Sexy Mexican
culture with self respect.
It’s a little
hard to balance my feminism with
my love of pinups, but sometimes
I’ve got to say “no”. Usually when
a holiday pops up, I just Google
“sexy Christmas/Halloween” to
start my search. The results for
“sexy Cinco De Mayo” kind of
grossed me out. I’d expect
stereotypical images that identify
a culture, like the glittery
myspace retro pinup to the left-
the attention to detail (in what
must have been the original
vintage piece) shows a love and
respect towards it. But there’s a
thin red line, between that and
the booty
shaking, “booz me up” image,
next to it. So I decided to
celebrate Cinco de Mayo by
celebrating some beautiful,
respectful Mexican pinups.
In a time of great divide, I think
it’s a great opportunity to create
bonds rather than gaps. As an
Israeli, having a Tunisian Muslim
friend, has made me that much more
appreciative of our similarities. My
friend sent me the video to the left,
because she wanted to share with me
something she loves. Once watching
this little collection, it dawned on
me that the ancient art and culture
of Middle Eastern belly dancing is
very directly responsible for
American burlesque! Wether it’s the
tussles, the flirty nuances, or the
act of a woman in a skimpy outfit,
skillfully shaking her thang- the
similarities are unavoidable. And of
course, you can’t ignore the impact
of 40’s American fashion, on these
ladies. I mean, one of these girls is
a dead ringer for Rita Hayworth! So
in honor of sexy women in other
cultures, I give you the belly dance.
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Helenbar is a
fantastic digital artist that does
pinup and glamor among other
beautiful things. I wish I could
tell you more about the artist, but
the site is in Spanish. As always,
if you can tell me more about this
wonderful artist
email me or leave a comment.
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You don’t have
to speak Dutch in order to click
the abundance of wonderful links
at Pinup.Jouwpagina.nl.
Conveniently titled in English, you
can find artists, celebrities,
beefcake ad much more. An
attractively packaged pinup resource
site, with some real hidden
treasures.
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Green is not an easy color to wear,
but these bombshells make it look easy.
Avoid the pinch with sexy green
dress!
The
annual St. Patrick’s pinup
countdown at The Pinup Blog is
on. After a long search, I
found some fantastic green clad
bombshells, for your viewing
pleasure. Wether cartoon, 3D or
celebrity, there’s something for
everyone. So grab a beer and lets
see if you can count down from 10!
#10 CafePress’ St. Patrick’s
Pinups
Cafepress is always stocked
up for the holidays and always has a
few pinup girls in store. St. Patrick’s
is no exception. A variety of styles-
all in green.
Vanessa
Paradis’ 2007 video, L'incendie, Is a
gem of a short, exhibiting the lovely
Paradis in a number of retro personas,
in vintage stylized costuming and
aumbiance. Fine family fun at The Pinup
Blog:
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It’s always a
rush to find yourself hanging on
someone’s virtual wall. Thank you
El
Blog De Vampirella for posting
my work. I’d like to repay the favor
If you speak
Spanish, Vampirella’s blog seems
like the fun personal space of a
vintage lover. If you don’t- you
know what I always say- One pinup
is worth a thousand words!
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An email sent
me an invitation, to see a site
that compiles oriental pinups. Off
I went and my jaw dropped- I hit
the oriental pinup jackpot!
Old Orient
Museum was lovingly created by
digital artist Vincent Lexington
Harper. Harper singlehandedly
compiled and restored an astonishing
amount of pinups of the orient. The
site is pleasurably designed and
creates a very whole experience,
with music, gorgeous graphics and,
of course, lovely oriental pinup
girls, like this one to the left.
It’s so good, I just had to add it
to the sidebar! And it’s so good,
you have to see it for yourself!
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gorgeous, inventive and environmentally
conscientious, and some are willing to
sacrifice a lot for their cause. Proving
(
Wow! The Bi-Weekly
Bombshell has reached the 200 mark! To
celebrate, I’d like to do what this
mini-column is all about and share with
you a fantastic pinup link! Take a look
at the gorgeous neo pinup calender, the
Brazilian magazine, Contigo!, put up.
Each bombshell is a famous model or
actress, all dolled up in that retro
pinup style we love so much. Enjoy!
If you speak
Spanish, Vampirella’s blog seems
like the fun personal space of a
vintage lover. If you don’t- you
know what I always say- One pinup
is worth a thousand words!
