Mitchell's A-Z of Fetish Artists - Heerdink

Maurice Heerdink's style might be described as chocolate box romance, soft tones, beautiful young men and warm subjects characterise his normal output – like Day Dreaming shown here.

The detail is meticulous and painterly – the treatment of the hands for example. The skin tones have a slightly plastic appearance. So where's the fetish interest? Heerdink also produces pictures showing men in peril or even more bloodthirsty subjects like the legend of Prometheus shown here and the martyrdom of St Sebastian.

The treatment in Prometheus is Romantic with a capital R. Note again the slightly plastic skin treatment and the detail in the sky and the Eagle. These are such traditional subjects for artists generally that the S&M overtones can be overlooked but the vicious claws and alarm of the victim, who appears to be appealing to an unseen attendant, don't leave much room for doubt.
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This imagery is an interesting reminder of the bizarre role of religion and literature as vehicles for fetish imagery through the centuries – apparently unquestioned - before the subject came out into the open.

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Look out for the snake picture at his site :-
http://www.mauriceheerdink.com/

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Mitchell's A-Z of Fetish Artists - Hector

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Mitchell's A-Z of Fetish Artists - Harald

Harald is a spanking specialist. He belongs in the camp (like me) that treat the subject as serious stuff - punishment and humiliation rather than the light-hearted approach of Spryte and Jonathan for example. His style is economical and sketchy and looks a bit spare, but the drama of his compositions is striking (sorry about the pun). You can sense the pain and humiliation. 

 

In my sample, the treatment of clothing also demonstrates considerable technical skill. In most of the pictures the victims are grown men (sometimes quite mature) which I like. The example attached shows this well. This could be a double spanking or a double sketch of the same one. I prefer the former interpretation. 'Buddies getting it together' is a favourite theme of mine. The details shown - clothing, restraining stools - are ambiguous and suggest a scenario for the viewer to complete, it's an exciting one!

Harald pictures turn up on sites like GMBA (link at foot of sidebar) and spanking sites from time to time.

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Mitchell's A-Z of Fetish Artists - Hammer

Hammer is one of a group of artists who celebrate the fetish of crucificion and mutilation – others include Mahoney and Cyrano.

The style seems unschooled and direct but the bold lines and reasonable anatomy make for a striking image. My readers will know that images of actual mutilation are not my thing but Hammer usually does not go beyond the threat – although piercing proliferates and the speech balloons leave no room for doubt.

The detail attached shows that the compositions are not without skill and although, personally, I prefer a more sophisticated drawing style, his images successfully convey the fear and cruelty of his subjects and the simple lines capture detail like ropes and stubble here which might get lost in a more delicate drawing.

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Mitchell's A-Z of Fetish Artists - Dale Hall

This post was updated in June 2023

 

 

I first encountered Dale Hall's picture of a naked man set upon by a lion quite early in my life and although I had no great interest in bearded men then, nor their relationships with animals, the daring subject matter made a big impression on me. Not least because it operates on more than one level. I have since discovered a number of others in the series chronicling this unusual friendship.

 

The style is conventional and visually attractive but the detailing – for example the man's boots and the lion's mane – is particularly impressive. 

 

 

 

 

The only other image I have attributed to Hall is equally unusual, a naked man caged up for shipment on a steamer ship. Possibly a slave but I suppose we can't rule out some sort of Zoo as the destination.

I like the rustic style of his cage suggesting this is a case of indigenous people turning the tables on the explorers. I imagine this image would be improved by a better scan.

 

I wish I could find more but either of these works qualify Dale for a honourable mention in this series.

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Mitchell's A-Z of Fetish Artists - The letter H

After the drought of the letter 'G' (Greg Garcia being the only contender), I am spoilt for choice with the H's. Hasegawa, Heredia and The Hun stand out. But we also have Hammer, Harald, Hector, Heerdink and Humbug to consider.

I wanted to include Hirano whose stunning work manages to out do photographs in depicting male copulation. Sadly he doesn't seem to have ventured into the fetish arena. But I sneaked in this picture of a sportsman in the guise of a clothing/rope fetish.

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Cops Companion 46 - Night Reception at the Jail

"Come on Fogarty, get your clothes off"

The new, aggressive policing style went down so well with the town
that many citizens joined in, picking out criminals and handing them over to the cops.
Some even ferried the bad guys to the jail themselves

It was less common for these vigilantes to strip the felons of their clothes
Family men didn't want naked lowlives soiling the back seats of their cars.
There were exceptions though. Like volunteers at charity shops who
liked to keep an eye out for designer clothes they could commandeer for stock.  


Most of these criminals arrived at the jail still fully clothed
 and the first thing the jail officers had to do was to force them to undress.
The night shift staff were particularly glad to get a piece of this rewarding action
It could be a hard job but someone had to do it. Anyway it relieved their boredom.

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