Spanking Art by Stonecrooze

Stonecrooze - Adrian's Ass Whuppin'

'Adrian' gets to open this collection of spanking miscellanea by Stonecrooze, chiefly because he's a chunky lad with flaming ginger hair. His knee-high socks hint at an equally interesting connection with a contact sport, meaning that he's not averse to pain and well able to look after himself.

 

This is not an easy physique to balance on one's knees in reality, let alone an art construct, but this depiction is pretty convincing. Stonecrooze's art is crisp and colourful, uncluttered and easy on the eye. The subject matter is familiar, with fanciful exaggerations that reveal an appreciation of meaty men. He approaches their ordeals with dry wit and humour.

Stonecrooze -Cell Mates

We tend to think of 'mates' as being friends, but the word also covers involuntary associations such as shipmates, teammates etc and both types come with boundaries and rules. Sharing a room with a complete stranger usually means 'the rules' are set by the stronger one of the pair. In prison, there's a risk of being thrown together with someone who finds that being a big fish in a tiny pond can be satisfying in ways that go beyond simply keeping good order.

This unfortunate man may have fallen foul of an unexpected housekeeping rule, like being untidy. Or he may have been indiscreet about something much more serious, like smuggling contraband. Being punished for it in such a ritualistic, humiliating way, however, is not the norm, suggesting it probably won't be the last time he goes bottom up across his cellmate's knee. Stereotypically in prisons, sex is the pitfall for the innocent, not spanking, but I wouldn't rule out that being the dessert course for him.

Stonecrooze -Cowboy Trip To The Barn

You don't expect cowboys to be easy prey for spankers either, but you do expect ranches to be populated by strong personalities. This image accommodates that viewpoint with a distinct sense of resistance and struggle on the part of the intended victim, impeding the would-be perpetrator of rough justice. Despite his determined expression, the rosy cheeks indicate that he is fighting a losing battle, which is the way it has to be in these fantasies. It shouldn't be too easy, nor so hard as to discourage a repeat performance when the opportunity arises again.

Stonecrooze -Field and Stream

An idyllic scene, one man, his dog and fishing rod, enjoying nature's bounty and getting up close and personal with it. Going commando is not without risk of discovery, even in the remotest terrain, and it looks like he and his dog have both detected an intruder. Let's hope it's a deer and not a game-keeper, because he's put himself in a tricky position if he's poaching.

You don't have to be a spanking fan to like looking at men's bums, and they often look even more attractive when they are the only part of the body that can be seen. That is, when they are bracketed by clothing, that has been raised or lowered, emphasising the incongruous absence in-between. Wading in water creates a similar, truncating, thigh-magnifying effect, with the added frisson of icy cold liquid splashing over unprotected, private parts from below. 

 

Stonecrooze has gone for broke here by adding in canvas waders and if you've ever experienced wading through water in such a garment (or even just in wellies) you'll know that the strange sensation it produces, of being immersed but not immersed, is justifiably part of the lexicon of erotic experiences.

Stonecrooze -House Rules

One of the delights of this artist's work is that his characters are fully grown men, which means that the spanking action takes place between equals in physical and emotional terms. But that does not necessarily mean they are complete equals in every respect. House Rules sounds rather parental, but the recipient here is clearly old enough to prevent their application to him if he chose, he could even walk away from them.

 

We don't know why he hasn't, but now he discovers that a hand slapping your buttock feels no less painful when you're a grown man than it did at a more tender age. The attendant humiliation of submitting to it is a hundred times worse. Stonecrooze's image catches beautifully the tide of rising misery in the victim's face, but I couldn't resist drawing that out further with my caption. Apologies to the artist if it offends!

Stonecrooze -Paddle Camp

There are a variety of possible interpretations of this scene. Taken literally, the title suggests a sort of spanking festival organised by the fraternity in a spot that's remote enough to provide privacy, with random acts of domination meted out to relatively eager campers. 

 

However, it reminds me irresistibly of those early pictures of Tom of Finland where a young man is caught trespassing on private land or skinny-dipping where it's not allowed and punished on the spot. In this case, I see an irregular solo camper being taken to task for pitching his tent in a picnic area. Fortunately, the Ranger spotted him before spectators arrived to make things awkward.

 

Stonecrooze - Playing Doctor

A Doctor who looked like this in real life would have a queue of gay patients lining up outside his door, and were it not for the steely look in his eye and the pot of lube on the table this might be taken for a perfectly innocent, professional consultation. A selection of paddles line the wall, but I've not worked out what the other objects lying on the table are. They suggest that this patient is going to get a combination of interesting therapies. He looks like he can take it.

 

 

Stonecrooze -Full Dose

 

These days, people are more and more inclined to take charge of their own treatment, with the assistance of Doctor Google. It must be very frustrating for their regular clinicians. We can imagine this man urging the Doctor to give him the 'full dose', perhaps not imagining that in this clinic it's not a miracle drug but a giant paddle. He should have taken more notice of what's on the wall. The Doctor's mask makes sure that no unprofessional thoughts on his part are given away, but there must be times when the chance of paying-back an awkward customer is extremely satisfying.

 

 Open-back surgical gowns are often unsatisfactory as erotic clothing, despite signalling a naked body hidden inside with easy access available, perhaps it's a little too easy to be sexy. Stonecrooze makes the best of it here, and arguably the revelation of tight, white underwear underneath the gown is sexier than complete nudity would be.

Stonecrooze -Set His Ass On Fire

In the AI-age, fetish imagery is getting more and more realistic, but it often produces a surreal edge that enables the cartoonist to sneak in embellishments that convey things that are felt rather than seen without it seeming incongruous. Like the fiery pain of an ass that really is being seriously paddled, not just participating in a pretence. 

 

The smoking bum is amusing, but the marvellous, graphic expression on the burly recipient's face here is priceless. It combines surprise with indignation and a blossoming change of mind, making it clear that it's no laughing matter as far as he is concerned. That makes it funnier of course and the burly build with a hint of sporting pedigree (rugby, I hope) somehow makes it seem like a well-deserved comeuppance even though we haven't a clue what he's done to deserve it, nor why he's agreed to take it. His red hair and flushed face make a witty connection with the unforgettable experience.

 

 

Stonecrooze -Spank him like a Ketchup Bottle

A fair amount of this artist's work simply combines sexy pictures with amusing captions. In this case, he aptly exploits the colour of the hunk's hoodie. Those white, stretchy underpants would stop most of us in our tracks anyway, but the thought of turning him upside down to empty him out, down to the last drop, is alluring indeed! I'd make him take his smelly socks off first, though.

 

 

Stonecrooze -We Can Settle This Here

The Cop who administers summary justice to offenders over the bonnet of his patrol car is a well trodden road in gay fetish art. Etienne composed a mini-series on the subject - Night Patrol, and there was a classic spanking video from the 90's (?), in which the unfortunate is taken to a barn, stripped and fiercely belted. It used to be a resident feature on sites like this. Stonecrooze's contribution to the genre is an offender with punk-like, militarily-cropped hair who does not submit willingly to the indignity of a semi-public spanking and a muscular cop (ready equipped with a thick paddle) determined to make sure he does, turning up a backside that truly deserves to be described as moon-like.

 

Stonecrooze - Whooped Farm Boy

When the spanking is over, the chastened farm boy corrects his dress,

 delicately avoiding abrasive contact with the seat of his jeans.

The pain will subside quicker than the humiliation.

The lesson, should last longer, but we may get lucky!

A simple adaptation of an already sexy image.

 

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Stonecrooze posts on Deviant Art

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 You might be lucky, maybe he only wants your underpants!

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Jero Taster - Military Life

Jero - Stars or Stripes (mod by mitchmen)

 Etienne graphically portrayed the arbitrary demands of service life with a GI providing sexual service to Sergeant Storm in order gain a pass to see his girlfriend. This take on the subject by Jero is much less orthodox. His scenario involves a sergeant being on the receiving end of arbitrary duties, being forced to wear an embarrassingly skimpy, bikini brief. 

I have invented an arbitrary bed-time inspection procedure to account for this request, with the 'Crazy Colonel' inspecting the Sergeant's pouch as closely as the state of his bed. Probably putting both of them to the test before turning in himself. It's demeaning for a man of the Sergeant's standing to be treated in this way but he seems have already succumbed to wearing the 'Stars' brief, which is more accommodating but still backless. Presumably he wears it under his normal uniform, so that the Colonel can casually communicate his interest in his ass on the parade ground, without arousing the other ranks. Suspicions that is.

An alternative scenario is for the poor man to be detailed to provide table service in the Officer's mess, where his pouch is progressively presented at face level to all those seated round the table, with his hands otherwise engaged of course. Meanwhile his bare backside is offered up to the adjacent diner as he bends to serve. However it seems even more of an improbable assignment for a Sergeant.

This picture is a derivative of an earlier image by Jero in which the muscle hunk is non-military and simply pondering two, equally sized garments with no-one else present.

More Jero art

Art by Gyaku Xryona - 2

More sexy fetish fighting in Part 1 of this series 

Gyaku Xryona - Hercules Breaking Wolverine's Abs

 

The rack is one of the most controlling of wrestling holds, rendering the recipient helpless in a back-compressing and ab stretching position (perhaps not as severely as the title suggests though). Hercules maximises the pain by pulling the victim's head back. It is supposed to be Wolverine but a muscular guy in tight T-shirt and jeans doesn't need fantasy connections to look great when he's treated like this.  This aerial view brings out the helplessness of his position, but Wolverine's thick jeans spare him the embarrassment of parading his tackle before the audience.

Gyaku Xryona - Superman Given a Sitting Piledriver

Superman is less lucky, his tights here are in the modern, cinematic style and lack the traditional, red over-pants worn in the old days and although he's slipped a featureless box inside to protect them and hide them, it still looks like a very suggestive toolbox. In many of this artist's pictures a face embedded in a crotch is a regular humiliation but he inverts that situation here (as well as Superman himself) to create the impression of his groin being a great prize and at risk of being misused for his opponent's pleasure. It looks like he's already high on the odours. Meanwhile Supes is distracted by the pain and humiliation of hitting the canvas, head first, as his nemesis drops him down.

Gyaku Xryona - Superman Given a Nut Cracker

Johnny Cage is one of Gyaku's wrestling 'heels' and he takes delight in demonstrating to the goody-goody Superman just how nasty he can be. Supes protective arrangements can't withstand Johnny's grip and his body and face both crumple in sympathy with his mangled tackle. 

He needs to find a way of dislodging that claw grip quickly!

The characterisation of Supes here is a nice blend of the original facial appearance

 with modern sexy muscles and kit.

Gyaku Xryona - Chris Smells Those Giants

Chris Redfield, the eternal loser in this Universe, steps up to restore the normal order by sampling Johnny's crotch. That pack of equipment on his back and resting on the canvas has the effect of forcing his face upwards as Johnny sinks down on him. I can't tell you whether 'Giants' are any more noxious than run of the mill appendages.

Gyaku Xryona - Chris gets James' Armpit Sweat in his Face

Even without his backpack and sporting the latest blue-grey colourway in BSAA uniforms, Chris fares no better against James Vega, who cradles his head under his arm while applying an inverted choke hold in the standing position. This is a real back killer for as long as the victim remains on his feet and you get a good sense of that in this cleverly angled viewpoint. Collapsing the knees is difficult, it relieves the back but transfers the stress to the neck  James looks disinclined to help out by moving on to another move. A real predicament and painful enough to prevent Chris gaining  a full appreciation of the body juices on offer right under his nose. 

Gyaku Xryona - Weekend Preview

A painful predicament like this is in no way redeemed by having to share it with a partner. Indeed, sharing it removes an escape option for both of them. This monstrous masked man has applied the hold the other way round, as a dragon sleeper, which means he can enjoy the bobbing bodies of his victims as they endeavour to escape from him. He's dropped to his knees to increase their discomfort. Men subjected to embarrassment situations are usually villains in the wrestling world but you can't be so sure of that here.

 As spectators we get a less clear view of the underarm situation than before, but in any case the artist has depicted a looser, less intimate grip here. In compensation we get a double-barrelled view of the loser's crotches, with the unusual bonus for this artist of a mini-bulge on the left, full of shapeliness and highlighted in an exceptionally erotic way by the decoration of his tights - whorls which are nudging it on either side and arrow-like shapes diving down on it from above.    

I like this artist for his inventive depictions and exaggerations of  familiar predicaments,

but I do wish he'd put shadows under his character's feet to ground them! 

Gyaku Xryona - Underwear Muscle Battle 03

James Vega dominates a different opponent with this back-breaking variant of the head scissors move. The victim is forced to kneel and nuzzle his opponents crotch.

Gyaku Xryona - Underwear Muscle Battle 04

The same hold, viewed from behind James

Sadly the dark underwear deprives us of detail.

I have cropped these images to make them more viewable.

Gyaku Xryona - Piers Likes It

Erotically explicit details are rare beasts in this artist's work, mainly I imagine because he posts at Deviant Art which does not permit them. That makes this image of Chris Redfield's buddy, Piers, succumbing to a dragon sleeper and sporting a prominent erection rather note-worthy. The allegation in the title seems improbable to ordinary mortals but some sportsmen do seem to have an extraordinary affection for pain. His cumbersome military equipment gets in the way of seeing much of his body line, but there's a nice abs stretch going on.

Gyaku Xryona - Smell That 02

One of the strangest aspects of the Chris Redfield phenomenon is the sailor outfit which was included as an option in Resident Evil: Revelations. It's an unquestionably camp contrast to the military gear and butch T-shirts he was given originally. The cropped top and turned up shorts (with authentic sailor flap) are a sexy adaptation worthy of Royale Studio, but the white gloves, shades and pipe which never seems to be out of his mouth are plain weird. 

He's pitched against the same underwear opponent in this image and for once he doesn't come out second best, instead he's poised to engulf his opponent with his own crotch odours for once and lest you think I'm overly obsessed with such (un)pleasantness I can point to the direction in the artist's own title. He's depicted Chris's white shorts as being particularly grubby and probably skanky too, so I imagine the effect to be quite overwhelming.

Gyaku Xryona - Bronco Buster plus Abs

 Chris is obviously aware of the offensive power of his shorts and here is poised to inflict them on Dante. The artist's cropping leaves little doubt that face frotting is Chris's aim.

Gyaku Xryona - Hulk Smasm and Breaker

This isn't the best image by this artist but it does capture the essence of  that genre of wrestling where genuine grapplers are pitted against a giant hulk who is much bigger than them and impervious to their puny efforts to fight him. I like the way he has picked Chris up by the head here, like a rag doll. The other fighter is a character called Miguel and he is rather nicely modelled. 

In the series below he's pitted against Dante and Chris. 

Gyaku Xryona - Miguel v Two Losers

Miguel, sexily dressed in open shirt and leather pants has no trouble subduing Dante and Chris but it doesn't look as if Chris needed much urging to investigate his crotch anyway. He seems unconcerned about Dante suffering the torture rack across Miguel's shoulders.

Gyaku Xryona - Miguel Destroys Chris's Back

Miguel looks both formidable and mean in this image with a great torso.

Chis suffers helplessly, while looking cute, as is his lot in life.

Gyaku Xryona - Spine Break

Dante's respite doesn't last long as Miguel drops him onto his raised knee.

His arched body convincingly conveys the impression of extreme stress.

Great jeans imagery as well for him in this sequence.

Gyaku Xryona -  Humiliation

Chris is forced to his knees bowing his head in acknowledgement of his stronger opponent.

Confusion, misery and despair seem written across his face

Gyaku Xryona - WWE, Mason Destroys Evans

This last image is a more conventional one but has the virtue of great clarity, which creates a good impression of the height of the victim above the ground, isolated and poised to descend forcefully.

His opponent has great bulk, but it's more attractively packaged than the average, real pro.

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More sexy fetish fighting in Part 1 of this series

There's a good gallery of Gyaku Xryona at Deviant Art

Art by Gyaku Xryona

Gyaku Xryona - Licking Ancient Armpits 

This artist specialises picking out the erotic moments and contacts created during close combat, both accidental and deliberate. This is one of the best depictions of armpit licking humiliation I have seen, bringing out the intimacy and conscious effort required by the defeated man to comply with his forfeit for being defeated. The integration of the two separate characters into a cohesive image of intimacy like this is not easy in any art style, AI is the just latest medium to regularly fail this test, but this photoshopped(?) image is convincing where it matters. 

Gyaku Xryona - Loser Punishment

The victim is, of course, the indefatigable Chris Redfield, whose bulging biceps and military cut are a never-ending source of pleasure for us and now, a new master. His enthusiastic compliance with the humiliation here seems to have even surprised his opponent. Chris has gone off-piste to challenge a none-too-jolly, green giant summoned from the legends of antiquity. I suppose his green skin does suggest some sort of bio-hazard credentials, but how they come to be fighting over the survival of mankind in an wrestling empty arena is more elusive.

Gyaku Xryona - Breaking Some Backs

Chis is put through the mincer here by a different opponent, Miguel, who has a more conventional (and more attractive) appearance. The fiery inferno seen in the background suggests a suitably post-apocalyptic setting, the world going up in flames unnoticed by the protagonists.

The back-breaker holds are one of wrestling's special gifts to homoerotic sadism. However, in real life this 'Rack' variant is often disappointing visually. That's partly because of humans innate flexibility and partly because the tormentor's own shoulders limit his scope for 'bending' his opponent. This picture works by defying those physical realities and showing Chis in an off-the-shoulder, elevated position where he can be subjected to more extreme stress. Although it's technically imperfect, it's highly effective.

Gyaku Xryona - Dry Them For Good

A surprising number of these contests end like this, so you have to wonder about Chris. The victor's instruction shown in the title seems incapable of fulfilment, even by the most avid of sweat consumers, but Chris goes for it energetically. Even in front of an audience witnessing his humiliating demise, he literally embraces his opponent with those mighty arms. But is this seductive move really a cunning distraction, rather than a weak submission? 

Gyaku Xryona - Jobber Lloyd Armstrong

This artist is not obsessed with Chris to the exclusion of all else. Lloyd Armstrong is not a real wrestler as far as I know but if he got onto the ring in his underpants like this I'd turn out to watch him. It bestows a sense of vulnerability on him from the start, as if he's just been accosted on his way to work, stripped of his suit and ordered into the ring without so much as a by-your-leave. His eyes tell the story.

Underpants like this are usually flimsy and rapidly lose their attractive tightness in any sort of encounter but these look nicely snug. The white seam design goes back to the 60's at least and the introduction of coloured panels was much ridiculed in those buttoned-up times. This modern version benefits from the fashionable grey colour and narrower seams compared with the older prototypes.

Gyaku Xryona - Jobber Hottest

The unfortunate jobber finds himself in spectacular back-breaking hold over his opponent's folded legs. The erotic vulnerability induced in this arching position is enhanced by the victim's thrown-back head and an inviting bulge in his underpants which seem to be filling out nicely. In theory the stress on his back can be increased by the holder raising his knees (if he is strong enough). As with the shoulder rack though, the width of the two legs infuriatingly limits the victim's bendability.

Gyaku Xryona - Jobber Hottest Torture

A back-breaker round the back of the head seems to be one answer to the 'fulcrum width' problem, although the artist is bending reality again, as well as the poor jobber, by presenting him in this super-alluring helplessness. In his story, this is a point of submission but I have doctored out the 'flash' bearing that information to improve the image itself.

(More sexy Y-fronts at mitchmen)

Gyaku Xryona - Cage v Redfield 01

Chris Redfield looks very young in this image and very shocked by the archetypal, low blow from 'Johnny Cage'. The depiction of his agonised expression and muscular physique can't be faulted. The red hued sky behind provides an ominous backdrop.

Gyaku Xryona - Cheating - Breaking

The characterisations of these two wrestlers is equally attractive with Dante's muscular back sparing his blushes as he gets the same sucker's punch from Johnny Cage, this time between the legs from behind.

 

Gyaku Xryona - Neck Crank 02

Dante, like Chis, is a perennial loser in Gyaku Xryona's fight universe. The terrifying 'Madruk' puts him in a devastating neck crank here. Another convincing integration of the two men produces a marvellous impression of Dante's helplessness and a great view of his back.

Gyaku Xryona - Crack

  A great impression of a back-breaker drop onto the knee, with the superhero's contorted body and agonised expression telling us how much it hurts. The gruesome embellishment of the title is hardly needed. Superman's arched body and sexy, kit design makes an equally compelling statement. 

It actually looks as if he is bouncing off the knee of his oversized opponent at this point on his way to the canvas. That knee is high enough off the ground to have severely limited his ability to break the fall with his feet. An Aquarium supplies another novel, picturesque venue.

Gyaku Xryona - Dragon Sleeper 02

Another Superhero meets his match, with the helpless indignity of the bent-back neck hold being augmented by the humiliation of a face wash inside a sweaty armpit. This hold can be made a lot more stressful, but the hero's awkwardly braced legs make this preliminary position very embarrassing for him. His suit offers up a sexy, tempting target.

Gyaku Xryona - Head Scissors With A Sexy View

In this variant the embarrassed victim is engulfed by his opponent's crotch in a similar, off-balance position that's very difficult to escape from. He's probably too preoccupied by what's under his nose (balls!) to appreciate that his tormentor is not a monstrous giant but a very good-looking man. In some respects that's worse, but that's what makes this image special.

Gyaku Xryona - Naughty Chris

Chris reflects on another arousing day at the arena.

This artist doesn't do explicit images, not quite! For those who love the fight scenario, though, there's ample stimulation. In this age of AI over-perfection, it's remarkable how compelling these much simpler images can still be.

More in Part 2

  

Beautifully Bound

 

Placed in a stressed position,
the swimmer bent submissively towards his captor,
displaying amazing shoulder muscles

from Russcapturedboys

Tribute to Stan of Sweden - 1

The photographs of Stan of Sweden enjoyed a brief vogue during the flowering of beefcake mags in the 1960's. Like Basil Clavering of Royale Studio, he made much use of everyday clothing which gave his muscular models a sense of place in the everyday world instead of isolating them in some unreachable place reserved for the Gods of Physique. Today he seems largely forgotten, this article pays tribute to his stunning male art.

Bo Johansson by Stan of Sweden

Bo Johansson was one of Stan's most popular models.

Boyish looks, but a stunning bodybuilder's physique.

The cap may have gone out of fashion but not the muscles.

Bo Johansson by Stan of Sweden

Bo's quizzical expression here is priceless.

It makes him look like an innocent young man, up from the country,

uncomfortable at being asked to strike the artificial, body-builder pose.

Hans Brown by Stan of Sweden

 Hans Brown looks away, also as though embarrassed about his muscles being on display.

Perhaps not realising how his rebellious, thumbs-in-pockets pose and indrawn abs

 increases the erotic effect.

These pale jeans were a hallmark of Stan's work, they add a casual, improvised air. 

The loose fit on this model suggest they are not the his own attire.

Kent Strom by Stan of Sweden

In this image the dipping waistline and dramatic lighting became something of a classic.

The open pose (another body-builder standard) seems like an invitation from the darkness.

Stan did not shy away from a hairy torso but made a feature of it. 

The side-ties on the model's trunks are dated but still sexy, just one tug!

Hans Inge by Stan of Sweden

Stan didn't use posing pouches (as far as I know) but did get some of his models naked.

Here again the arty lighting deliberately accentuates the hairy regions,

including the lower abdomen, which was daring for it's time.

Kurt Peters by Stan of Sweden

Stan did not restrict himself to body-builders.

This model has a more 'natural' build, though not lacking a pleasing shape.

His older face, hairiness and seaman's tattoos suggest ruggedness and experience.

The clean look of his jeans, though drawn tight, seems reassuringly respectable*.

One of my personal favourites

(*But we should remember that in the 1960's, jeans were far from universal wear, their tight sexiness was solely the province of the rebellious young. The white or pale blue variants did not accentuate wear and sexy creases like the indigo ones did, but were regarded as daring and very showy in a way that was rather disreputable for a man)

Niels Anton by Stan of Sweden

This looks like a tough, working man too, although he's more muscularly built.

The ice hook adds an overt edge, which is unusual in Stan's work. 

The pale jeans have been swapped for a corduroy pair (alluringly tactile in their day). 

The tight fit suggests they might be the model's own clothes.

The waistline abruptly interrupts the line of the model's torso, bluntly obscuring his nakedness. 

But the cut-off across the line of his abs is teasing, with a hint of pubic hair escaping.

Lower down, the opening of his crotch is clearly visible below a modest bulge.

Niels Anton by Stan of Sweden

In this image the naked torso seems a more natural complement to the jeans.

They showcase his manly, broad-shouldered physique. 

His slightly youthful face with aspirational 'tache-let and knowingly coiffured hair

is a marvellous portrait of emerging manhood.

However, his open crotch, the shape of the hook and the way he is holding it 

creates a electric erotic undercurrent which is hard to define but unmistakeable.

Notice the hair showing under his arm-pit.

Sivert Olsen by Stan of Sweden

The frightened expression of this young bodybuilder performing a side pose under harsh lighting makes a thought-provoking complement to Niels Anton's scary hook above. Stan had a talent for capturing the uncertainty of young men.

Stan took many conventional images of body-builders posing in competitions, which is no doubt how he won their confidence and was able to persuade them to pose 'out of their trunks' for more interesting imagery. There's an impression here that Sivert is in the process of loosening his side-ties and about to take his trunks off, but Stan usually wanted these muscular models to put clothes on for his photos.

Bo Johansson by Stan of Sweden

In this image Stan catches Bo Johansson in a pose that is the epitome of awkward, uncertainty.

The model seems to be pouting in irritation and frustration,

but he's unwittingly showing his obedience to Stan's wishes.

This isn't a body-builder's pose, there's a hint of captivity about it.

Sven Eric by Stan of Sweden.

Stan seems to have a trick for drawing out the hairiness of a man's body, an oil or water spray perhaps. 

Maybe that is responsible for Sven Erick's expression of saintly patience and forbearance here.

Coupled with the oversize jeans, it creates an impression of him being manipulated and controlled.

That is the true reality, but the gay viewer can vicariously enjoy the illusion of submissivness.

Tord Eric by Sven of Sweden

Stan's male imagery is sexily unique in many ways, but he joins the beefcake mainstream 

with this image of Tord Eric in a US Navy cap, AMG-style.

However the sweeping dip of the model's trunks creates a stronger image than a pouch would.

The original image may have given a better idea of it's contents!

In Part 2, I look at his images which echo themes from other photographers.