Artists and scientists alike have been fascinated by the interplay of light and the human brain since the time of the ancient Greeks.
This area of inquiry occasionally leads to a search for light’s absence, methods and materials that confuse the eye by giving it, well, nothing.
Ad Reinhardt attempted it with Abstract Painting, a 1963 […]
“The female nude – magical, erotic, aesthetic – has been modeled and painted since prehistory. Appearing rarely and awkwardly in the earliest art, she attained fulfillment and glory in ancient Greece. In their idealized treatment of the nude, The Greeks established a standard that only the asceticism of the Middle Ages ignored. The artists of […]
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“New research estimates that 136 billion porn videos will be watched on smartphones this year, with the number rising by 55 per cent over the next five years.
The public’s appetite for online porn is set to continue to grow at a dramatic rate, according to research published this week, with phones becoming porn […]
“Negativity is the enemy of creativity.”
David Lynch
A beauty blogger who started posting photos of herself without makeup has published a video showing how ugly people can be.
Em Ford has a blog called My Pale Skin and she has built up a following on YouTube and Instagram where she posts makeup tutorials on how she covers up her acne to achieve a […]
“We read to know that we are not alone.”
William Nicholson
Monogamy is not the norm, and it’s not normal either. It can be possible, and it’s a choice many of us make in relationships, but it’s not natural. Like the albatross and the wolf, we’re often tempted to have the occasional fling. But unlike those lovely creatures, that dalliance often brings us tremendous heartache. And […]
“Light can be gentle, dangerous, dreamlike, bare, living, dead, misty, clear, hot, dark, violet, springlike, falling, straight, sensual, limited, poisonous, calm and soft.”
Sven Nykvist, cinematographer
Last night I had the pleasure to film another couple’s pleasure. Always special even though I get to do a lot of this.
My eyes saw everything, of course, but the camera was selective.
Often times – especially when filming something as potent as actual sex – what you choose to conceal can give an image its […]
“Eroticism has its own moral justification because it says that pleasure is enough for me; it is a statement of the individual’s sovereignty.”
Mario Vargas Llosa
