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  • George Segal, Libération Gay, 1980
    Art,  Erotic,  Français

    Grande liberté : L’évolution de l’art gay et son impact sur la société

    June 23, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Spécialiste de l’art du XIXe siècle européen, James Smalls s’intéresse particulièrement à la représentation de l’homosexualité dans l’art pictural et la photographie. En effet, cet ouvrage analyse l’acte de création et permet d’appréhender, sans aucune complaisance, l’apport de l’homosexualité dans l’évolution de la perception des émotions.

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    Albert

    A quiet elegance: The timeless art of Albert Marquet

    November 14, 2023
    Egon Schiele

    Die provokante Welt von Egon Schiele: Emotion, Erotik und Ausdruck

    February 6, 2025
    Henri Matisse

    Là où la couleur respire, la magie d’Henri Matisse

    January 2, 2026
  • Thomas Eakins, The Wrestlers, 1899, Gay art
    Art,  English,  Erotic

    Extensive Freedom: The Evolution of Gay Art and Its Impact on Society

    June 20, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Professor James Smalls's works examines the process of creation and allows one to comprehend the contribution of homosexuality to the evolution of emotional perception. In a time when all barriers have been overcome, this analysis offers a new understanding of our civilisation's masterpieces.

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    Da-Vinci-banner-German

    Da Vinci und seine verborgenen Leidenschaften

    November 7, 2019
    Eugène Delacroix, July 28. Liberty Leading the People (28 July 1830), 1830

    European Art: A Timeless Legacy Capturing Hearts and Minds

    May 16, 2023
    Mikhail Vrubel

    Inside the darkly beautiful world of Mikhail Vrubel

    March 17, 2026
  • Art,  Erotic,  Français

    Gay Art : L’évolution de la perception des émotions chez les homosexuelles

    June 10, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Ce livre n’est pas un panégyrique surl’homosexualité. C’est une étude scientifique menée par James Smalls, professeur d’histoire de l’art. Spécialiste de l’art du XIXe siècle européen, il s’intéresse particulièrement à la représentation de l’homosexualité dans l’art pictural et la photographie.

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    Gersaint’s Signboard, 1720

    Rococo

    February 22, 2022
    L'Art de la Chine

    Les murs inspirent, les toits aspirent, l’art chinois ne se lassera jamais

    September 12, 2025
    Marquet & Fauvismus

    Der Fauvismus ist kein wildes Tier: Albert Marquet und Fauvismus verstehen

    September 19, 2024
  • Francis Bacon, Triptychon August, 1972
    Art,  Deutsch,  Erotic

    Gay Art: Die Entwicklung der emotionalen Wahrnehmung bei Homosexuellen

    June 9, 2022 / 0 Comments

    In einer Zeit, da Vorurteile in vielen Ländern überwunden sind, bietet diese sachkundige und unterhaltsame Analyse völlig neue Sichtweisen auf die Meisterwerke der Kunstgeschichte.

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    Attack at an art show mistaken for performance art

    December 9, 2015
    William Blake

    William Blake: Milton und Jerusalem – Die Dämmerung des Propheten

    October 8, 2026

    Die Entwicklung von Dracula: Vom Gothic Horror zum modernen Vampir

    October 10, 2024
  • Banquet Scene from North Wall of the Tomb of the Diver, c. 480 BC
    Art,  English,  Erotic

    Gay Art: The evolution of emotional perception in homosexuality

    June 7, 2022 / 0 Comments

    This book is not a panegyric of homosexuality. It is a scientific study led by Professor James Smalls who teaches art story. In a time when all barriers have been overcome, this analysis offers a new understanding of our civilisation's masterpieces.

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    Isaak Lewitan

    Isaak Lewitan: Emotionen durch Landschaften malen

    May 14, 2026
    A swimming pool, Bikini Story

    Sun, Sand, and Style: The Evolution of the Bikini

    June 6, 2023
    Historic maritime maps

    Maritime Maps through Time: Navigating history’s great voyages

    December 24, 2024
  • Duncan Grant, Le Bain, 1920, L'Homosexualité dans l'Art
    Français

    Trouver la vraie beauté dans “L’Homosexualité dans l’Art”

    July 2, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Ce livre n'est pas un panégyrique sur l'homosexualité. C'est une étude scientifique menée par le Professeur James Smalls. Mettre en évidence la sensibilité particulière des homosexuels dans la créativité, telle est la démarche de l'auteur, en abandonnant les clichés classiques et l'approche sociologique.

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    Les Préraphaélites: La Fraternité Révolutionnaire: Retour au Moyen Age

    February 28, 2018
    Contes barbares, 1902. Huile sur toile, 131,5 x 90,5 cm. Museum Folkwang, Essen. Jeune Fille à l’éventail, 1902. Huile sur toile, 91,9 x 72,9 cm. Museum Folkwang, Essen.

    Gauguin : Contes Barbares

    June 25, 2015

    Whistler et la Nature

    January 24, 2019
  • Jean Delville. Plato’s Academy, 1898
    English

    Finding true beauty in “Homosexuality in Art”

    June 29, 2021 / 0 Comments

    This book is not a panegyric of homosexuality. It is a scientific study led by Professor James Smalls who teaches art history in the prestigious University of Maryland, Baltimore. Abandoning all classical clichés and sociological approaches, the author highlights the sensibility particular to homosexuals.

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    Dragon Palace under the Sea, Edo period, 1740s, Ukiyo-E

    The Rise of Ukiyo-e – The Floating World

    January 18, 2022

    Exhibition: Bruce Lee: Kung Fu, Art, Life

    October 6, 2017
    Gustave Courbet

    Gustave Courbet: Master of Realism

    June 11, 2024
  • LGBT Pride month
    English

    Being yourself, Being your color

    June 25, 2021 / 0 Comments

    "Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." - Harvey Fierstein

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    [2/3] Paul Gauguin: Goodbye Mette!

    June 14, 2017

    Ah, Valentine’s day, the day of love… (Part 3)

    February 14, 2019

    Shunga: Traditional Japanese Pornography

    August 12, 2015
  • Homosexuality-in-art-2
    English

    Homosexuality in Art

    February 11, 2020 / 0 Comments

    “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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    Feetishism

    March 8, 2019
    erotic works

    Erotic art in the Modern Era – The Revolution of the Body

    August 20, 2024

    William Morris: A Pattern is either right or wrong…It is no stronger than its weakest point

    March 12, 2018
  • Art,  Arte Video,  Ebook,  English

    Gender Bending Fashion

    March 27, 2019 / 0 Comments

    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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    Tod and Jenseits, hinduistische

    Tod und Jenseits in der Kunst: Erkundung von Wiedergeburt und Erleuchtung

    October 15, 2026
    The virgin and child

    Faith and Modernism: Depictions of the Virgin and Child in the 20th century

    April 15, 2025

    Die Linse als Zeitzeuge

    July 24, 2013
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