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Over the course of four decades he produced some 3500 illustrations, mostly featuring men with exaggerated primary and secondary sex traits. Touko valio laaksonen 8 may 1920 7 november 1991, best known by his pseudonym tom of finland, was a finnish artist known for his stylized highly masculinized homoerotic fetish art, and for his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. Tom of finland is the artist name of finnish touko laaksonen 1920, kaarina 1991, helsinki. Though his schoolteacher parents raised him in a world of art, literature, and music, tom never lost his fascination with the burly masculinity of workingclass. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Concurrent with the mark moore gallery exhibition this summer, tom of finlands work will be shown extensively in europe james van damme gallery, brussels. For the biographical film, see tom of finland film. An online gallery featuring original paintings and drawings by tom of finland touko laaksonen, finnish, 19201991. Tom of finland was born touko laaksonen in 1920 in the village of kaarina, finland. An influential aesthetic force in late 20thcentury gay culture, his illustrations were rendered in grayscale graphite and often featured uniformed men with exaggerated musculature and genitalia either performing or implying sexual activities. Famed erotic artist tom of finland made as much of an impact on the lives of individual men as he did on the history of masculine representation.
Touko laaksonen 8 may 1920 7 november 1991, best known by his pseudonym tom of finland, was a finnish artist notable for his stylized homoerotic fetish art and his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. Tom of finland service station with deangelo jackson. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Tom of finlands first exhibition in london will be presented at cabinet gallery in the winterspring of 19992000. It will feature iconic, previously unseen drawings from tom of finland foundations. Following his release from the army after world war ii, touko began to work in advertising. Plus, take 10% off all products storewide with your first purchase. See more ideas about tom of finland, finland and tom of finland art. Tom of finland, untitled, 19632015 n this graphite drawing, originally published in bob mizers physique pictorial in 1969, tom of finland presents us with two handsome men dressed in motorcycle garb, complete with their signature black boots. In the pages listed below and to the right you can browse an ever increasing sample of the work of tom of finland, as well as other featured erotic artists album1 leave a reply cancel reply. Tom of finlands sketches of black men star in new no. Hardcore, threesome, tom of finland touko laaksonen, uncensored, western. Tom of finland untitled preparatory drawing 1983 artsy. At the age of nineteen, he moved to helsinki to attend art college and, for his own personal enjoyment, created his first homoerotic drawings.
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