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Blade (artist)
Neel Bate (1916–1989), also known as Blade, was an American underground artist known for his gay erotic art. He is best known for his 1948 series of drawings ''The Barn''. He began drawing erotica in the 1930s and continued for most of his life. His work was initially distributed underground due to American obscenity law. In the 1970s, his drawings began to be published in gay magazines, and, during the last decade of his life, exhibited in art galleries. Biography Bate was born Carlyle Kneeland Bate in Canada on November 29, 1916. His family moved to the rural outskirts of Seattle soon after his birth. After high school, he studied art at Seattle's Cornish School, but dropped out before completing his degree. He worked as an illustrator in California, and later as a designer in Hollywood. Bate was gay and had sexual encounters with other men as part of the nascent, underground gay community that existed in Hollywood at the time. Bate enlisted in the United States Merchant Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erotic Art
Erotic art is a broad field of the visual arts that includes any Work of art, artistic work intended to evoke Sexual arousal, erotic arousal. It usually depicts human nudity or sexual activity, and has included works in various visual mediums, including drawings, engravings, films, paintings, photographs, and sculptures. Some of the earliest known works of art include erotic themes, which have recurred with varying prominence in different societies throughout history. However, it has also been widely considered taboo, with either social norms or laws restricting its creation, distribution, and possession. This is particularly the case when it is deemed Pornography, pornographic, Immorality, immoral, or Obscenity, obscene. Definition The definition of erotic art can be subjective because it is dependent on context, as perceptions of what is ''erotic'' and what is ''art'' vary. A sculpture of a phallus in some cultures may be considered a traditional symbol of potency rather th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
