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What happens when art and love collide?

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What happens when art and love collide?

Every artist has a muse, but what happens when two creative geniuses get together?



What for that matter is erotic art?

What does it delineate?

Where does it get its inspiration from?

This week’s feature blog would look into the art of love or what happens when art and love combine. It would try to understand how and why erotic art becomes an important part and parcel of our art canon.

What is Erotic Art and what does it signify?

Erotic art covers any artistic work that is intended to evoke erotic arousal or that depicts scenes of love-making. It includes drawings, engravings, films, music, paintings, photographs, sculptures and writing.

Defining erotic art is difficult since perceptions of both what is erotic and what is art fluctuate. A sculpture of a phallus in some African cultures may be considered a traditional symbol of potency though not overtly erotic.

Is Erotic Art Pornography?

In addition, a distinction is often made between erotic art and pornography (which also depicts scenes of love-making and is intended to evoke erotic arousal, but is not usually considered art). The distinction may lie in intent and message; erotic art would be items intended as pieces of art, encapturing formal elements of art, and drawing on other historical artworks. Pornography may also use these tools, but is primarily intended to arouse one sexually. Nevertheless, these elements of distinction are highly subjective.

Sin City Gallery and 12 Inches of Sin in Las Vegas, Nevada exhibitions focus on art expressive of a diverse view of sexuality which push boundaries and challenge ideas about high and low art. These exhibitions point to the way in which nudity and sexuality is often considered a trope in contemporary art, i.e. Chapman Brothers, Jeff Koons, Vanessa Beecroft, and Marina Abramović.

Art and Love in CATF

CATF has an extensive collection of art which can be considered as master pieces of the nexus of art and love. Visit our website below to check out our art galleries

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