Featuring Erotic Art from Feminine Perspectives
The magazine highlights erotic art made by females and non-binary artists, promoting feminine and queer viewpoints. This approach expands the spectrum of sensual accounts and styles.
Erotic art is a form of creative expression that explores human sexuality through visual imagery. It can be found in paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, printmaking, collage, installation art, and digital media. Traditionally, most erotic art has been created by males who present male-dominated perspectives on female bodies and desires. However, this magazine features artwork that celebrates women's sexualities and identities. The pieces displayed emphasize pleasure, desire, and power without objectifying or fetishizing subjects.
The magazine displays many different types of erotic art to showcase the diversity within femininity and queerness. The work spans various mediums, including oil painting, watercolor, acrylics, pencil drawing, pastels, charcoal, etching, lithography, screen printing, cyanotype, monoprinting, woodcut, linocut, monotype, digital illustration, collage, and digital art. Some are realistic depictions of nude figures, while others use surrealism or abstraction. Still, others incorporate textiles or mixed media such as beads, fabrics, yarn, paper, plastic, ceramics, glass, and metal. All feature feminine themes like female orgasms, intimacy, seduction, affection, submission, dominance, and more.
One artist featured is Zora Neale Hurston, whose vibrant paintings explore black female sexuality. Another is Georgia O'Keeffe, known for her close-up flower studies that suggest female genitalia. Frida Kahlo's self-portraits also explore her own body and identity through sensual imagery. Annie Sprinkle is a performance artist who creates photo series exploring the intersection between love, sex, and activism. Additionally, the magazine showcases photographers like Linda McCarthy, who captures intimate moments with couples during lovemaking sessions.
This publication's goal is to empower women and non-binary artists by providing a platform for their erotic stories. It seeks to diversify the representation of eroticism in culture and promote body positivity among all genders. By emphasizing female perspectives, it challenges traditional ideas about gender roles and power dynamics within relationships. The magazine fosters discussion around sexuality and how it intersects with race, class, disability, age, and other identities. Ultimately, this project celebrates women's creativity and desire to express themselves freely without shame or censorship.: