Well, what a cavalcade of talent the letter 'J' unearthed! These Artists represent several decades of erotic fetish art. The range of styles makes comparison well nigh impossible – we have the unrestrained enthusiasm of JF, Justin and Jayse, the impressive draughtsmanship of Jackal, the stylish cartoons of Jotto, the artistic technique of Tom Jones and Jame. In terms of subject matter we have seen the welcome depictions of older men by Joseph and Julius, the fascinating bondage scenarios of JoeT and JX and of course the iconic spanking images of Jonathan.
I usually pick a favourite but this selection is very hard to separate. In terms of pure artistry, Jackal would have to be the choice. His combination of superb drawing and semi-fantastical settings is, in a sense, the epitome of leather oriented fetish. For sensuality I would choose between Jotto's scarily fascinating 'Young Man in Peril' pictures and JF's bulky, rope-squeezed musclemen, who have a strange power to get my juices going! (Tom Jones' kisses are highly erotic but don't count as fetish). Story-telling is also important and in this department it's got to be JoeT or Jonathan with Jotto close behind. Any one of these artists would be worthy winners in a less crowded group.
However, if I have to choose I think it has to be Jonathan for his inventiveness, restrained sexuality and atmospheric settings.
Jonathan - Leatherdad SF
I've chosen the illustration to reflect some of my favourite themes which you might not associate with Jonathan – Leather, shaving and an very adult looking man being humiliated. As with all Jonathan's stuff, look at the detail. The position of the victim with his backside parked up against the cold enamel basin conjures up in my mind an equally erotic, 'prequel' image of his hole being lathered up with the shaving brush preparatory to the razor. Nice!
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Readers of this blog are most welcome to contribute their own opinions on individual artists, which I will publish, even if they differ from mine.
For earlier articles in this series click on the label A-Z below.