sensual photos by Sawatari Hajime.
photo source unknown (sorry!)
woodcut by the legendary hokusai (famed for this image).
audrey kawasaki.
{ speaking of audrey - please check out her newest body of work from her solo show that just opened!
it's amazing as ever and you will not regret seeing them in person. }
as many alien like sea creatures there are, it seems like octopuses (octopi)
have always had provoked something sensual/sexual from the viewers...
fascinating.
hi Stella!
ReplyDeletei really like what youre doing with this blog.
its like an addiction of ideas and images and research, and i love to see what youre drawn to.
also ive been looking for those Sawatari octo photos.
i remember seeing them years ago, but didnt know where to look.
and wala! it is here!
Thanks for posting these.
and also thankyou for the kind words.
i am so relieved the show is over.
i can finally breath and spend some time wandering the internets. ;p
Hello stella!
ReplyDeleteThat unknown picture is from Sabine Schönberger. More here: http://www.sabine-schoenberger.de/index-Dateien/Page373.htm
Kindly visit my new Squid'n'Mermaid collection! (NSFW)
http://squids-n-mermaids.tumblr.com/
Suction-cup-kisses, O.
This is awesome! I am making a sculpture of a woman covered with and octopus and this stuff is great for referance!
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