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Sensuality through the Ages in THE TEMPLE OF VENUS
Richly illustrated and thoughtfully curated, it delves into themes of intimacy, passion, and the human connection, offering a profound reflection on the interplay between art and sensuality.
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Happy Birthday, Jean-Honoré Fragonard!
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, an 18th-century French Rococo painter, is renowned for his exuberant and lighthearted works, characterized by their playful themes and vibrant colors.
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Kama in Sanskrit can mean “love”, “desire”, or “pleasure”
Kama Sutra pays homage to the magic of love and is a universal educational manual. This edition is tastefully illustrated with refined frescos and delicate prints.
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There is no remedy for love but to love more…
Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many East Asian countries with Singaporeans, Chinese and South Koreans spending the most money on Valentine’s gifts. However, neither roses nor chocolate, the books/ series below are the best gift for your special friend.
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Tomber amoureux (Love – Version française)
Thème intemporel et on ne peut plus incontournable, l'amour ne cesse aujourd'hui encore de fasciner les artistes. Qu'il soit peintre, sculpteur ou architecte, l'artiste l'aborde, l'évoque, l'illustre, y puise son inspiration, comme tout un chacun s'y réfère chaque jour de sa vie. Jamais épuisé, toujours renouvelé, il porte les artistes vers les chefs-d'œuvre de leur vie.
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Falling in Love (Love – English version)
A timeless theme that cannot be ignored, love has always fascinated artists. Painters, sculptors and even architects have drawn inspiration from and illustrated it. Ever new, love has led artists to create the masterworks of their life.
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This Valentine’s Day, Make A Date With a Good Art Book
Let’s find your perfect match in our Valentine’s Day book list! Erotic Photography By Alexandre Dupouy Erotic photo art has lost much of its exquisite soul since Playboy and other girlie monthlies repackaged the human body for mass-market consumption. Like much painting, sculpture and engraving, since its beginning photography has also been at the service of eroticism. This collection presents erotic photographs from the beginning of photography until the years just before World War II. It explores the evolution of the genre and its origins in France, and its journey from public distrust to the large audience it enjoys today. Ebook Available on: Kobo Scribd Hardback: British bookshop Kama Sutra…
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Homosexuality in Art
“What is done in love is well done” Vincent Van Gogh The text below is the excerpt of the book Homosexuality in Art, written by James Smalls, published by Parkstone International. As a concept, “homosexuality” encompasses a variety of conflicting ideas about gender and same-sex sexual attraction. Its broad range of possible meanings is what makes it such an irresistible, powerful, and ambiguous term nowadays. In its modern sense, “homosexuality is at once a psychological condition, an erotic desire, and a sexual practice.” (David Halperin, “Homosexuality,” in Haggerty, 452) All three senses can and are expressed in artistic or aestheticized form. Homosexuality or, to employ a term of more recent…
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Gender Bending Fashion
The way homosexual love and sensibilities are visually expressed is often a reflection of the status of homosexuals themselves within their particular cultures.
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Hot for cold evenings
Whether you’re alone or with special someone, skip the flowers, resist the chocolate. Look for love under the covers — of a book. Below is the recommendation for the best titles for long autumn evenings. Sex in the cities Professor of the cultural history of erotic art, Hans-Jürgen Dopp has been gathering erotic works of art for more than thirty years. His collection has an international reputation, developed by his numerous publications and exhibitions. This exceptional boxed set compiles three books which explore the material expressions of eroticism throughout three European capitals: Amsterdam, Berlin, and Paris. The author also chose to confront themes such as eroticism and pornography, or the…
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