Note: Contains nudity. Contemporary Australian snapper Bill Henson shoots mysterious and bewitchingly beautiful portraits. The lighting and compositions are always a little different and you find yourself getting lost in the mysterious imagery that he creates. These are black visions of the nude form, the dark side of erotic. Images © Bill Henson Via Juxtapoz
Category: Nude
Infamous Erotic Moments in British Cinema
This may seem like a strange cinematic area for the British to be involved in. I mean we’re just so very repressed and uptight about nudity, are we not? Not like those liberated French across the channel with their constant parade of body parts for the world to see. While we are no longer living […]
Beautiful Nude and Erotic Illustrations
When it comes to contemporary depictions of nudity in illustration, the chosen gender is overwhelmingly female, but very often so is the artist. This creates an interesting dynamic and one that you can see in the illustrators selected here. You’ll hopefully find a delightful mix of playful and colourful work on these pages, by artists […]
Nude Studies by Marina González Eme
Note: Contains nudity. Working as a freelance illustrator out of Madrid, Spain, Marina González Eme has collaborated on many exciting projects and with different clients. In her series “Mental Flexibility,” published on these pages, she sketches the female form using a mixture of watercolour, coloured pencil and paint to stunning effect. Artwork © Marina González Eme […]
Painting the Nude Swimmer Green
When the ocean looks as green as it does in the paintings of Pedro Covo, the urge to go swimming in the sea really grasps you in a powerful way. The surface is so clear and crisp, it’s hard not to envy the woman who gets to dive in and splash about to her heart’s content. […]
Nude Black and White Photography
Note: Contains nudity. From the very beginnings of photography, artists have turned the camera toward the naked body in search of a classical sense of beauty. Think of Man Ray’s iconic solarized prints from Paris, in particular his “Le Violon d’Ingres.” The photographers published here have all demonstrated a skilled and unique eye when it comes to capturing the human […]
Photographing Eve in the Garden of Eden
Note: Contains nudity. Through the Garden of Eden, the serpent slithers to seduce Eve into eating fruit which is forbidden to her. In the fashion images of French photographer Marta Bevacqua, it appears Eve has indeed been tempted by the beast. Her photography is full of theatrical and supernatural touches, with flowers and trees being […]
Seeing Double: Bewitching Minimalist Photography
Turkish photographer Can Dagarslani’s latest project, entitled “Identities,” cast two similar looking models and shoots them in a number of settings, including naked together in a cabinet and posed with some deer trophy heads. They are exquisitely realised with minimalist styling and fantastical postures. There is also a spooky undercurrent to these images. Artwork © […]
Pokras Lampas’ Calligraphy on Female Nudes
Note: Contains nudity. Shown here are the latest pictures from Pokras Lampas’ ongoing series “Calligraphy on Girls.” Some of his past work, lettering on models and paper, were previously published on Illusion, and there is no doubt that Lampas is exceptional at what he does on all sorts of canvases. This St. Petersburg-based artist has […]
Guido Argentini’s Silver Nude Models
Italian snapper Guido Argentini takes a simple premise: painting his models silver, and executes it to stylish perfection. The result is “Argentum,” a project which sees a series of nude models in acrobatic poses and shot in a number of inventive scenarios. There is something about the choice of silver which works well here. It is futuristic and […]