Patterns of Creative Aggression is a bi-annual publication presenting the development of creative works and the people behind them. It aims to offer an insight into how works are formulated and constructed, people’s work patterns, their methods of practice, and techniques utilised and explored.
The magazine is ultimately trying to show what is involved in the creative process; a behind the scenes look into how the works readers might see in galleries, on the shelf and read about in other magazines are produced.
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After Dark was an entertainment magazine covering theatre, ballet, performance art, and various artists, including singers, actors and actresses, and dancers, among others.
Although not described as a “gay magazine”, After Dark regularly covered topics of interest to the gay community. Cal Culver, better known as the gay porn star Casey Donovan, appeared on the cover of the December 1972 issue. The February 1975 issue included a photographic portfolio of the gay porn star Peter Berlin.
The magazine publishers acknowledged the magazine’s appeal to the gay community, noting that the magazine “had gotten a following in the homosexual community seven or eight years before any of the current homosexual magazines came on the market.”
Intentionally or not, After Dark provided a level of homoeroticism by regularly using images of nude or partially nude men for its cover and article illustrations. Although some illustrations of partially-clad or nude women were included at times, males comprised the majority of the subjects. Some of the illustrations related directly to the subject of the article, but others seemed to be used just for their nudity or partial nudity.
Homotography: Photographer Joachim Baldauf shares with Homotography images from his feature in the new issue of Swiss magazine Bolero Men, and indulges this love with his fantastic photography. See more from this shoot here.
TheSword.com: The latest guru of an art fad called “erased porn” is Stephen Irwin, notable for being the only person in history to blow off a BUTT Magazine interview. Here are some of his fun little artworks.
The Kentucky-based artist takes vintage porn magazines and rubs away at the gloss until only part of the original hardcore image remains. You can view the exhibit, which is lesbianically named, “Sometimes When We Touch,” until November 29th at the Invisible-Exports gallery in New York City. View more of his pieces here.
Amazon.fr (translation): The minds of BeautifulMag.eu sport the most treasured findings of their talent search covered in a noble and modern design. design is their concept. For years the Paris based creative duo has searched magazines and the web for new talents. They cherry-picked the best and displayed it on their blogsite BeautifulMag.eu. By now it has become an honor to be a “chosen-one”. Beautiful vision shows portfolios of about 40 photographers.
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AMG.com: We hate to weigh in on this, because, well, we find Levi Johnston about as dull and uninteresting as his archnemesis. But when Playgirl, or any other closeted publication, cops our style, we’ve got to call them out. So, your on notice Playgirl. Bob Mizer did it first, and we think it should go without saying, better.
Two lovely rumpsteaks in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, photographed by a young man named Bradley Schurman via Butt Blog
Homotography: Dorian Magazine share with us a look at one of the editorials from their new issue. Liebling is an artistic interpretation of male fashion by Fredrik Grythberg with models Wiktor/Blitz & Johan Gärdebo, fashion by Gustav Skärbring and grooming by Pari Damani.
The annual Swimwear edition of DNA Magazine has just been published in Australia. This month DNA features 40 pages of summer fashion. Issue #119 should arrive stateside in about 3 weeks.
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JohnnyMurdoc.com: TickettoHell is a Spanish-language zine, and I curse my inability to read any language other than my own. I would love to be able to delve further into the zine, and the editorial intentions of its creators. However, the zine is visually stunning and fulfilling in that right alone. It features a wide variety of photography and artwork, and explores homoeroticism from several different angles.