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Gay Art History - Flesh of Leopards "Homocentric Art " by Malcolm Lidbury
Photo print by ‘Lidbury’ from the LGBT Art 2010 “Flesh of Leopards”.
Gay Symmetry : Homoerotic Art Series of print images derived from photographs of ephebe young men known to the artist.
(NB *models provably over 18yrs of age at time of photography)
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-: The Ephebe Male Form :- There is much misunderstanding as to correct meaning of the word ephebe, a term for a young male adult 16-20yrs, an age above that of sexual consent of most European countries. In ancient Greece an 'ephebe' referred to a young man aged between 18 and 20yrs who had reached manhood or full citizenship and was undergoing military training. He underwent his dokimasia and registered as a citizen (Athens)", having "arriving at man's estate"
Ephebe :- Greek ephebos φηβος (plural: epheboi φηβοι), anglicised as ephebe (plural: ephebes), or Latinate ephebus (plural: ephebi) Variously defined as "one arrived at puberty" at 18yrs
Ancient Greek Sculpture :- An Ephebe is a sculptural type depicting a nude ephebos (Archaic examples of the type are also often known as the 'kouros' type, or 'kouroi' in the plural)
Homoerotic Ephebe :- Homoerotic refers to erotic attraction between members of the same sex, generally male-male (male homosexuality), often manifest in visual art depiction of ephebe young men. Male-male examples, in the visual fine arts, range through history: Ancient Greek vase art; Roman wine goblets (The Warren Cup).
Italian Renaissance artist’s homosexual, and homoerotic appreciation of the male body has been identified in works by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. More explicit sexual imagery occurring in the Mannerist and Tenebrist styles of the 16th and 17th centuries, especially by artists such as Agnolo Bronzino, Carlo Saraceni and Caravaggio.
Many 19th century history paintings of classical characters such as Hyacinth, Ganymede and Narcissus can also be interpreted as ephebe homoerotic. Work of late 19th century artists (such as Thomas Eakins, Eugene Jansson, Henry Scott Tuke and Magnus Enckell); through to the modern work of fine artists such as Peter Colstee, Paul Cadmus and Gilbert & George.
Fine art photographers such as Wilhelm von Gloeden, David Hockney, Will McBride, Robert Mapplethorpe, Pierre et Gilles, Bernard Faucon, Anthony Goicolea have also made a strong contribution to homoerotic art.
Mapplethorpe and McBride both are notable in breaking down barriers of censorship and braving legal challenges (Not that the homophobes within the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary have caught up with the decriminalisation of homosexuality yet!).
James Bidgood and Arthur Tress were also very important pioneers in the 1960s, radically moving homoerotic photography and film away from simple documentary and into areas that were more akin to fine-art surrealism
(Above: Lidbury fine Art Print)
Lidbury’s Art is a continuation of the History of Gay Homoerotic Art
My grateful thanks to Ryan & Peter -:- Without whose co-operation & gracious willingness to participate would have made these art images impossible
NB:- This blog was started specifically in 2007 due to direct contribution by multiple homophobic harassment, attitudes & practises, failure of 'duty of care', misconduct & or contribution to police criminality & abuse of power in abusing gay persons as contributed too by ALL of the following Devon & Cornwall Constabulary police officers since 2004 (on going) to my factual knowledge & experience
....DC WOODS (retired)
DC SCOTT (Camborne)
DC ANNING (Camborne)
DC CROWE (Camborne)
DC PARKER (& his DS at Camborne)
DS BECKERLEGGE (Camborne)
PC TAR & accomplice (Black Female Police colleague) (Camborne)
PC FULLER (Helston)
PC TRELOAR (Helston)
PC ALEXANDER & Police Colleague,
PC PIPER (Diversity Officer)
PC CANNON (Diversity officer)
Sgt. ROWE (Helston)
Inspector BOLT (Camborne)
Inspector EASTERN (Professional Standards Unit),
Various Custody officers from Camborne Police Station 2004,
Three Helston Police Officers on duty evening Flora Day Helston 2006,
Former Chief Constable Maria Wallis
Former Acting Chief Constable Nigel Arnold
Chief Constable Stephen Otter.
...This is NOT the complete list of violating & abusive Devon & Cornwall Police officers or employees I know personally and factually to be responsible for contribution to prejudice & abuse of gay persons in Cornwall.
Until the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary address these issues of police homophobic conduct by known, identified, named &/or identifiable homophobic police scum, I will continue to blog their names on the internet.
Police = They ARE the abusive Homophobic Hate Crime problem STILL in Cornwall 2010
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