We all know how sexy photographer Mike Ruiz is. And a growing number of artists not only recognize his hotness, they have been inspired to capture his image on canvass. Robert Walker, creator of the Delete comic books, even developed a super hero based on Ruiz (above). See more renderings of the sexy shooter by other artists, after the jump.
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Photo: David Armstrong
Photographer David Armstrong apparently had some fun with model David Vega's last name, judging by the sparkly getup he put the hunky model in (I love sparkly getups, BTW). After the jump, Armstrong, a Whitney Biennial alum, presents the ripped stud in a context more associated with his influential style.
Mikel Marton is a prolific young photographer creating some of today's most compelling homoerotic images. The Montreal-based artist produces commercial work, as well as, fine art pieces that are available through the Envoy gallery in NYC. The photogenic Marton also shoots quite a few self-portraits, like the image below. Jump to see more of the remarkable work that has created a buzz in the blogosphere.
Photo: Mikel Marton
New York-born Michael Breyette is an amazing artist, whose work consists of beautiful bodied men in just about every imaginable scenario. He's even created some Halloween hunks, like in the above pastel rendering of a tricky treat greeting a lucky candy seeker (let's just hope that those hooves are part of a costume). Wanna trick with this treat? Then check out Breyette's website for this and other remarkable renderings, which can be purchased as prints, calendars and cards. Just a heads up: some of the work is NSFW.
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Artist David Kawena has transformed your favorite Disney bois into humpy circuit queens by giving them all a major case of gay face and putting them in speedos. I am not complaining. That's Prince Eric (from Little Mermaid, of course) above, but my very favorite cartoon hunk is after the jump...
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Winners, like the 2005 entry on the left, not only get an original work by Tom Of Finland, but they'll have their piece featured at the Foundation's upcoming art fair.
Details:
The purpose of this contest is twofold: to encourage artists to share their erotic work and to elevate the field of erotic art by rewarding some of the best examples...The Grand Prize is an original work by Tom of Finland – and that alone may be reason enough to inspire artists to enter! The competition is open to all adults that have not sold erotic artwork to the public, or previously won the contest. The submission deadline for entries is November 30, 2009.
Get more on how and where to enter here.
Photo: Brian Kenny
From the looks of this photo, it appears as though someone cloned sexy artist Brian Kenny (click on image for a larger view). One can only hope that this is the case, since he has been off the market for five years with fellow art stud, Slava Mogutin. It would also be great to clone equally hot Mogutin, because I just can't get enough of these boys. But, the image is actually a long exposure self-portrait by Kenny, utilizing a pre-Photoshop trick that involves leaving a camera shutter open for multiple minutes, thus allowing for multiple Kennys. Check out his site for more photos from this series, including some NSFW images. You just might have a multiple experience of your own.
Photo: Courtesy Rémi Martin
Rémi Martin is a 24 year-old from Berlin who is a master Chinese pole acrobat. Seriously, you have to watch him in action. He truly mixes artistry with athleticism. That fact that he's young, cute and performs with his shirt open to Antony and the Johnsons is just a bonus.
So your Unzipped managing editor was going through his Google Reader last night and came across the Flickr page of an artist named Narusnarus, where this simple drawing of a man holding a towel and wearing half of a pair of pantyhose(?) caught his attention. He showed it to me because he was sure that I would recognize the man in this drawing. This man looked so familiar to us!
Who is he? DUH, it's...
Photo: Richard Burbridge
Nearly fifteen years after his death, Leigh Bowery’s influence on fashion is visible everywhere: from designer Garth Pugh to stylist Brett Bailey. Even Thom Browne’s much buzzed-about spring collection (featuring Seano) is a nod to the performance artist's fondness for polka dots and cranial distorting head gear.
Photographer Richard Burbridge continues the Bowery hat-tipping with his editorial shoot for the October issue of Dazed & Confused. In addition to the fantastical creations, we love the idea of peeling away the layers of decorations from the models, which seems a bit like unwrapping a birthday gift. And isn’t the unwrapping process always half of the fun?
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