Ross Watson

Ross Watson - Untitled

Ross Watson's series of pictures combining old masters and photographs of young men is a technically interesting for the skill with which he blends colours, textures and the models poses into a seamless composition. The choice of Francoise Sagat to play the crucifixion victim (above) is apt given that model's fascination with the bizarre. Transplanting a person you feel you know into a representation of a historical drama which you also recognise gives this image a frisson of unreality and fetishistic danger which is entirely appropriate for this blog.

Ross Watson - UntitledThis example is less successful because the adaptation doesn't go with the flow of the original picture. The man emerging from the sea has a delightful slender torso (which is why I selected it) but he isn't connecting with the other characters and I can't work out why he's wading along with his arms over his head like that, unless he's sleep walking.

Most of the images in this series end up looking surrealist rather than staying true to the original but serve to illustrate that the gulf between that movement and the old masters is less than one might suppose. I have posted another example on my mitchmen2 blog

You can also find more examples of this work at Beautiful together with a gushing review which is a work of art in itself!

Rugby Heaven

I think I'm probably losing it but I think these pictures are the sexiest I've seen in a long time.
Normally I hate cut-off snippets in clothing ads but in this case it serves to accentuate this guys magnificent thighs. A fitting complement to rugby shorts.

The socks play a part too, again accentuating the chunky upper legs, but also drawing attention to the slender shapely calves below the knee.

This is a splendid fit as off the peg garments go, hugging the backside nicely and oh, the square cut leg does make those muscular thighs so alluring.

This is one heck of a man.
The front view is the best even though there's nothing to see!
For some reason the maroon colour seems to add a bit extra too,
if you go to the website footyboys you'll see every colour imaginable and some more arty pictures too. But these images are quite enough to keep me warm!

Aquadude

Aquadude - Sun Torture
(from The Pony Express Rider)

Aquadude is one of the unsung heroes of fetish art. He takes the classic 'hero in trouble' theme of films, comic books and pulp fiction and draws out the underlying homo-sado-eroticism. Aquadude's images, created by photo assembly and manipulation, insert muscular porn studs into scenes from classic film genres like westerns and historical dramas.

In his stories, the improbably handsome hero is captured and subjected to a succession of violent and humiliating tortures all graphically depicted in long sequences of dozens of images.

His inventiveness in devising new tortures, tingling with eroticism, puts coventional dungeon porn to shame. He also explores the lust which the torturer has for his victim, the power that the captive exerts, unwittingly and unwillingly, over his captor.

This picture is plate 36 from Aquadude's latest story "The Pony Express Rider" and is a typical striking image. It's not perfect technically (Aquadude's best work is astonishingly 'seamless') but it does demonstrate the montage technique which he uses and it's power to conjure up exciting sexy scenarios.

You can see more of Aquadude's work at Aquadude Bunker
see also Aquadude at Wordpress

Naive Models Series - Tarzan-gram

Mitchell 628 - Tarzangram

In the opening tale of my new series 'Naive Models', a student trying to earn extra money as a Tarzan stripper-gram falls into the hands of visiting game hunters from Africa and unaccountably disappears.
More at my mitchmen Yahoo! group (see sidebar)

GIU11 Military Intimidation

Two vintage military pictures from the now defunct 'Guys in Uniform' studio.

GIU managed to seek out models with exceptional thighs and cram them into skimpy shorts and the result is more erotic than nudity is. Their combination of ordinary clothing with more sexual dress created a sense of bizarre, unpredictable events going on. This 'through the legs' shot expresses both threat and domination which was central to their work. The dangling strap here is a tingling bonus in the threat department. This pose also appeared regularly in Royale Studio's work, hence my confusion and error in GIU10 but this is definitely by Guys in Uniform, run by the same people of course.

 

The athlete's cross-legged pose is quite boyish and submissive but shows off his nicely adult pecs. He averts his eyes, a mixture of resignation and secret defiance. Touches like the real uniform and the hair on the soldiers legs give a sexy sense of naturalism absent from most modern studio work.

The second picture is slightly posed, but provides another great view of those powerful thighs. The strap is revealed to be an awesome instument of pain, so no wonder the athlete looks sulky and resentful. The pugnacious face of the soldier is unmistakeably adult - no boy on boy action here. The athlete's hairstyle isn't really military standard which allows the imagination to conjure fantasies of scantily clad soldiers running amok amongst the general population. In reality it's probably just the way he turned up on the day of the shoot!

For more pictures from 'Guys in Uniform' and Royale Studios use the GIU/Royale 'label' below.

GIU continues in Part 12

Connor at Bound Guys - 4 (last)

This last image shows Connor, bound and on display at International Man of Leather convention as part of the Bound Guys stall. Connor for sale? What a thought!

The prospective buyers are checking out every detail while the captive seems to be evaluating his potential futures. Again no nudity to speak of, but so sexy.

More of Connor (much more!) at bound guys

Connor at Bound Guys - 3

Not everyone can carry off military uniform
but Connor makes a decent stab at it in 'Active Service'.
 Love the vest.

The hint of sweat on his cheek adds an element of drama
and the plunging bondage is quite interesting too.
 But Connor is just so cute!

See more in next post and at  Bound Guys