Bondage Art by Team52Crazy

 

A rather sexy picture of a somewhat bewildered man, tied up and gagged in his underwear. His armband, I think, is that of a military policeman and most of  this artist's output seems to feature military scenarios. You sense this image is derived from a photograph, the bold angling somehow looks familiar, but the artistic transformation using simple outlines and subtle colouring creates a pleasing result.

In this image the bondage ingredient is given the context of an abduction with a hooded villain lording it over his captive. The top of the head is quite a sensitive area, so touching it like this is more unpleasant than it looks, it's usually inflicted on children in our culture and they hate it.

 The speech bubbles (with an unusual, angular shape) suggest the villain is better at shibari style bondage than gagging, since his captive is still able to converse with him. The language is Thai, making this the first contribution to mitchmen from that part of the world. I haven't a clue what they are saying, I'm afraid. Maybe one of my readers can help out.

The artist has shied away from a realistic depiction of what happens when two tight ropes pass under a man's crotch, they are resolutely straight (if you'll pardon the expression) and don't appear to be troubling the contents of his pants.

This image switches the captivity and restraint theme to a Police scenario, but the belt buckles suggest that the captive himself is also a cop. His captor's relaxed stance and smile suggests that it's not interrogation at the forefront of his mind but smug superiority. 

His crossed arms showcase meaty muscles indicating that it was his superior strength that enabled him to overpower his Police colleague. Psychologically, though, the pose is closed and unthreatening, as if he's not really interested in investigating the unzipped, sagging trousers. Nevertheless the captive seems to be having an 'oh no, not that' moment. 

The detailing of the exposed underwear is a clue to this artist's interest in such garments which almost matches his obsession with uniforms.

Underwear comes to the fore again here. A traffic cop has been part-stripped, gagged and restrained in a mild hog-tie arrangement. His underpants are intact but have been soiled by his captor's ejaculate as has his uniform and his body. It looks as if his boots have been stolen in the manner of 'Boot Lust' fetish, but it seems that the despoiling of the man and his uniform excites this artist most. To a military man, his uniform is sacrosanct and such contemptuous treatment would be extremely offensive and degrading - and likely to get him into hot water with his superiors (figuratively speaking of course!).

If you are interested in uniforms you will probably be appreciative of the military styling and brevity of Scout gear but it's an interest that is easily misunderstood. I'm able to include this example of the delicate subject because the wearer is clearly a well-built, adult man, the Scout Leader, shall we say, and he's enjoying himself alone. 

The detailing of the uniform here is marvellous and naturally, beneath every uniform is a pair of underpants. The artist's illustration of them here is much more graphic than in the pictures above. The soiling of underpants in it's different guises is a recurring theme in this artist's work.

The gag is a slightly odd embellishment which I can't explain. The absence of any other bondage suggests a very personal picadillo, perhaps or maybe it's some sort of political allusion to forbidden matters.

This picture explicitly homes in on the soiling theme.

The baton introduces the slight possibility of unpleasant external causation.

The artist's darker side is expressed even more graphically in this image with  a disturbingly but marvellously realistic depiction of a horrifying practice that was once unimaginable - literally. The blank eyes of the torturer add a truly devilish dimension to what might have been claimed to be a necessary evil. 

The captions in the picture may shed more light on motivations and the artist's stance, but any pleasure we take in appreciating the sheer quality of the drawing here has to contend with discomfort, revulsion even, at the subject matter. This artist has unexpectedly lured us into Greasetank territory

By contrast, this shibari bondage image is almost academic in nature. The naked captive has been given a muscular body and his face and haircut seem to be be indicative of inner strength and dangerous qualities if provoked. However, that potential has been completely tamed by this comprehensive restraint. Holding the strip of cloth in his mouth seems to be a hugely submissive gesture, it's as if he is passively waiting to be gagged with it. 

The cloth actually resembles the Japanese fundoshi or loin cloth and I believe there is a Thai equivalent, equally drenched with cultural significance regarding maleness and coming of age. Being gagged with one's own personal loin cloth is more humiliating, I suspect, than the western equivalent of stuffing mouths with expensive, designer Calvins.

That sense of power and strength being tamed and contained (and abused!) is equally evident in this colourful image of a Thai boxer who has body tattoos that lay claim to the dangerous qualities that characterise the dragon. I guess 'windy' does not mean 'inclined to be cowardly' in Thai!

This man tied to a rail in an enclosure of some sort seems from his clothing to have the tough qualities of a workman or labourer. His tee shirt logos suggest a military background too. 

He, like the cop above earlier, seems to have lost a boot, perhaps suggesting this is an encounter with  a stronger man who has an interest in the olfactory side of foot worship. Personally I find the leg openings of his shorts more tempting.

This image introduces the theme of buddies kidnapped together but it's also interesting in the way it draws attention to the closely observed detailing of the uniforms, even their creases, in this artist's pictures. I'm fascinated by the thumb resting on the bench but I've no idea if it's a particularly significant detail. The wary, expectant looks of the prisoners tell of unpredictable captors and fear.

This final image is a calming example of classic shibari with a near total absence of erotic undertones - on the part of the artist anyway. The captive's restraint imposes an unnatural posture on him that may become increasingly painful but he has been spared the demands of a shorter neck-to-ankle linkage. 

The colour palette is beautifully balanced here. The dark toned, plain background seems to reflect the captive's inability to see what is happening around him. The colouring of his uniform is suggestive of an Air Force man but most of the uniforms drawn by this artist seem to incorporate a winged badge, sometimes more than one.

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This artist has multiple social network pages including Team52 @ Twitter and Team52 @Instagram but the best selection seems to be at Team52Crazy's facebook page. Most of the public art is censored or innocuous with a few exceptions but you get nice drawings of military men undressing or in suggestive situations. The adult content is (presumably) at Team52 @Patreon