This is great news. I had mentioned Laura Dekker in relation to the furor over solo sailor Jessica Watson…, namely that certain moral conservatives (ie, Michael Carr-Gregg) had argued that Jessica was too young and should be prevented from making her attempt. Jessica proved
Gaston Bussiere was a French Symbolist. What I find interesting about the last two works is the way he deals with the Christian objection to naughty bits. He just didn’t draw them – he left the area unfinished, an early form of pixilation. Ridiculous.
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A few interesting developments today.
Jill Singer wrote an uncomplimentary opinion piece about Melinda in today’s Herald Sun. In it she repeated the allegation that so incensed Melinda in the first place. Will Melinda now attempt to sue News Ltd?
Tankard Reist claims she …
I’ve mentioned Melinda before, along with several of her cohort. Melinda has always been sensitive to criticism but now she’s taken things to a new level by threatening legal action against Dr Jennifer Wilson from No Place for Sheep…. Her blog explains the issue
David d’Angers is another French sculptor. The first statue Reviving Greece is from a monument to Markos Botsaris, who helped Greece regain its independence. Victor Hugo… described the statue thus: “It is difficult to see anything more beautiful in the world”. The next is
This one is a surprise. Jean Baptiste Camille Corot… is regarded as one of the great landscape painters. He did very few nudes, one happens to be of a pubescent girl. The sketch is of the same girl. A study for another painting or perhaps
I wanted to treat this example of sexual shaming as a separate entry…
Below are two photos; the original and an altered version.
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The original photograph is by Jock Sturges. It was photographed at the naturist resort at Montalivet in France in 1989. It is
Discovering Susan Ullman’s work locks in an important piece of the jigsaw puzzle (see Sex negative, sex positive: sex addiction…). There are more pieces to be put in place of course, but at least we can begin to see the larger picture.
I’ve mentioned
Can’t forget sculpture. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux… is noted for some significant works. His statue of a fisher boy was very popular, so he did one of a girl with a shell.
Bliss is a young hippie girl with an extraordinary, untamed mind: a guitar prodigy, a synesthete, but can she tame her wild talent?
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