Normal service will be resumed in the New Year when I have recovered. I forsee a slew of steamy excerpts from my new collection Dark Enchantment - out January 8th! - order it now!In the meantime, do you think that when Burne-Jones painted Pan and Psyche in 1874 he had any idea how suggestive of oral sex it looked?
Or is it just me?
5 comments:
No, it's definitely not just you!
So much Pre-Raphaelite work is sensual, if not outright suggestive...!
Oh, yes. As a teenager they inspired me greatly! The perfect triggers for Ashbless stories...
Definitely suggestive, and I'd be willing to bet that the artist knew it.
In many ways, images like these are the most powerful. They draw on the imagination, the sexiest place of all.
Oh, totally, Craig. and the Pre-Raphs share a lot in common with Golden Age Fairy Story illustrations which also inspired me (and my writing) - sensual, beautiful, delicate, and immensely rich food for the imagination. If anyone's interested in Rackham, Nielsen etc I recommend this ASIFA post - scroll down to "Classic Illustration" and there are links to loads of wonderful pictures.
I concur with all of the above. And Rackham is one of my art heroes. Sensual, dark and graceful. Thanks for the link!
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