Tag: nsfw
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Photo Series Shows What The “Ideal Female Body” Used To Look Like (NSFW)
We are all too aware that images of idealized beauty permeate most of the media we consume. What we may not realize is that it has actually happened for hundreds of years, albeit in different forms, shifting aesthetics and beauty standards. Titian’s reclining Venus, for example, is shaped differently from the fashion models of today’s…
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Artist Photographs 100 Naked Women To Show The Power Of A Strong Nude Photo (NSFW)
Warning: as the title of this post suggests, this photo series contains a lot of nudity. London artist Nadia Lee Cohen who knows the power of a good nude. “The female form has always fascinated me and featured predominantly in my work; therefore, it was important for me to embark upon a project that allowed me to explore…
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A Vagina From the 19th Century Sparks French Lawsuit Against Facebook
A 149-year-old vagina is at the center of a legal dispute involving France, Facebook, and online censorship. If you’ve been an avid follower of artFido’s arty posts, you’ll recall that we posted an article mid last year about Luxembourgian artist Deborah de Roberti who transformed Gustave Courbet’s famous painting, l’Origine du Monde, into performance, by revealing her own…
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Supervenus: a Graphic Animation That Explores Female Body Image Issues (NSFW)
“Supervenus”, by French artist Frédéric Doazan, is an animation that uses knives, botox needles and liposuction to completely makeover a woman’s body until it’s unrecognizable. It’s terrifying, to be honest, but is something that is becoming more and more common in our celebrity culture where beautiful bodies are turned into monsters in the quest for perfection. Doazan…
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Performance Artist Walks Naked Through Gallery Holding a Baby For Art?
There’s a clear theme running through the works of performance artist Milo Moiré… nakedness. We’ve previously seen her sans clothes in her controversial work “Plop Egg” where she inserted eggs into her vagina to create a plop artwork (see HERE), and we followed her as she walked to Art Basel with the names of her outfit…
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SEXandTAKEOUT: a Voyeuristic Photo Series by Sarah Bahbah
As the saying goes, “Pizza is a lot like sex. When it’s good, it’s really good. When it’s bad, it’s still pretty good.” Australian photographer and creative Sarah Bahbah has taken this notion to a whole new level with here series #SEXandTAKEOUT. According to Sarah, “Sex and Takeout was inspired while I was travelling the States with…
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30 Reasons Why Everyone Loves Australia
Australia Day is on January 26th and commemorates the establishment of the first European settlement at Port Jackson in 1788. So let’s look at the many reasons why Australia is the greatest country on earth to be called Australia! (Some sort-of NSFW things ahead) 1. Australia is a proud nation. 2. Everyone is…
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More Amazingly Surreal Tattoos by Expanded Eye
The work of artist duo Jade Tomlinson and Kev James of Expanded Eye (previously) spans paintings, installations, street art, sculptures and most importantly tattoos that blend line work, typography, and geometry. Based in London, the pair approaches each tattoo as a piece of art, firmly establishing a narrative and purpose behind each design before making a commitment.…
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Artist Creates Controversial Illustrations That Mirror the Ugly Side of Society
While these images are safe for work, they’ll still make you feel dirty – and that’s because they reflect some of the dirtiest things about our society. Spanish artist Luis Quiles’ images are so powerful because they evoke deep visceral responses – be they arousal, terror or disgust. Quiles gets down and dirty with topics…
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Usher Charges His Phone in a Vagina at Art Basel. Probably Not Art (VERY NSFW)
Warning: This post contains images of a very nude human iPhone charger. It’s probably not art, and it’s definitely not suitable for work. Heck, it’s only just Safe For Home… Even if you know very little about art you can enjoy the most prominent headlines coming out of the art world’s foremost bacchanal, Art Basel Miami…