Iconography, subjects depicted in art Books

The liberating underground comix of the 60s heralded an explosion in the genres of erotic comic art, and this volume picks up the story to show how European, American and Asian artists have explored the possibility of the form in the years since. Erotic Comics: A Graphic History Volume 2 examines ho...

A two-sided photographic tour of the world of modern American burlesque and fetish includes in the first part a cultural history of burlesque complemented by the author's provocative tips on erotic fashion and sensuality, and in the second part a photographic celebration of fetish style.

Te Mata: The Ethnological Portrait is an important new addition to the analysis of portraiture in a New Zealand context, authored by leading colonial art historian Roger Blackley. Based on an exhibition at the Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington in 2008, this publication offers a fas...

While no book can replace a live model, this photographic guide to the human form provides an array of figures for those who do not have access to live models. The latest in the series, this guide features two new models and an entirely new collection of photographs. Posed in a variety of classical ...

The great bondage and fetish illustrator Alazar is back, and this time he's looking where he's not supposed to! Taking a brief break from the ties that bind, Alazar's focus is on briefs! The frilly little scanty panties worn by girls who seem to always be walking about in a stiff breeze. Or bending ...

Famed photographer Sheryl Nields brings burlesque superstar Dita Von Teese to life in a series of flip books that capture the dancer's most intimate performances. A perfect collectible book for fans of Dita, classic burlesque devotees, or for anyone who loves a playful and beautifully packaged book,...

This practical and inspirational guide, in a handy sketchbook format, is aimed at the practised beginner and shows how to achieve successful watercolour paintings of people in just 30 minutes - ideal for the busy amateur artist who doesn't have much time to paint. Many people think they don't have ...

A new compact volume of last year's very successful limited deluxe edition. The content remains the same--every centerfold from every issue. That is over 600 beauties. This collections also adds the centerfolds from 2007, making this Playboy's most complete photographic volume to date. Foreword by H...

'If the model is the exhibitionist then I am the voyeur'. In photographer Richard Kern's latest book he explores the world as a voyeur. Through his series of carefully constructed vignettes, Kern's girls seemingly unaware of the camera, dress and undress for a camera shooting through the window or d...

Some call it the American obsession, but men everywhere recognize the hypnotic allure of a large and shapely breast. In "The Big Book of Breasts", Dian Hanson explores the origins of mammary madness through three decades of natural big-breasted nudes. Starting with the World War II Bosom-M...

From Marilyn Monroe to Cindy Crawford, Linda Evans to Farrah Fawcett, "Playboy" has celebrated the sensuality (and even launched a few careers) of celebrities for more than fifty years. Here, in all their glory, are over 150 breathtaking photographs of the magazine's most famous heavenly b...

The SuicideGirls adult-entertainment website mixes the edginess and attitude of the best alternative music and culture sites with an unapologetic, grassroots approach to sexuality. It is 'empowered erotica', in which women outside of mainstream culture showcase their unique personal styles on their ...

"The Nude Female Figure" is a compilation of hundreds of classic poses of the female nude. These full colour photographs are grouped into the various traditional positions you would find in any classic positions: standing, seated, kneeling, crouching, reclining, bending, as well as posts in motion a...

Do blondes have more fun? Back in the golden years of Playboy magazine, it seems like all the bunnies had more fun - building sandcastles in the buff, romping on tiger skin rugs or starting a mischievous pillow fight. From Playboy's classic archives comes a trilogy of pocket-sized volumes that celeb...

Millions of readers have been captivated by C. S. Lewis's famed Chronicles of Narnia, but why? What is it about these seven books that makes them so appealing? For more than half a century, scholars have attempted to find the organizing key-the "secret code"-to the beloved series, but it h...

Big Bouncy Butts. Putting the backside front and center. "The Kama Sutra" gives detailed instructions on how to spank it. Contemporary Italians touch it for luck before placing a bet. Americans are having it cosmetically enhanced at rates approaching breast enlargement surgery. The female ...

This practical handbook gives art students a comprehensive guide to human anatomy, offering instruction in a wide range of media that includes pencils, inks, pastel chalks, charcoal, and crayons. The author presents step-by-step projects designed to build art studentsa confidence as they progress fr...

How Sweden got sexy? This is a graphic exploration of the origin of hardcore. Long, long ago, in the year 1965, there was no explicit pornography. There was the odd grainy stag film, the occasional French postcard, the rare Cuban chapbook or homemade Polaroid, but the glossy professional color porno...

The legendary leg. Gobs of gorgeous gams. The female leg is a sexual oddity. It's non-genital, nearly identical in structure to the corresponding male body part, and there is no obvious reason why it should be eroticized. Yet, through much of history, across many cultures, the female leg was hidden ...

This is TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - special edition! You can't spell TASCHEN without T & A! Imagine walking into a room filled with the world's finest contemporary erotic photographers, each with a portfolio of his or her best work. As you browse the photographs they discuss inspiration, censor...

Nothing says 'I love you' more than a friendly squeeze. And what's nicer than a hug from your best pal? Then what's so wrong about introducing a little rope to the situation? A few chains? A shiny pair of handcuffs? Between two (sometimes more) consenting and semi-nude young ladies, it's practically...

For anyone who worships the male body or wants to know why others do (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) While the female nude has long played a concpicuous role in western iconography, the male nude has not always enjoyed such adoration. This collection provides an overdue review of materi...

There is an entirely new look in comics and animation today, characterized by ultra-cartoon-y, retro, and highly stylised drawing style. This is the new face of cartooning as seen in such popular TV shows as Sponge-Bob Squarepants, Dexter's Lab, Kim Possible, and The Fairly Odd Parents. Millions of ...

Fantasy artists and decorative painters alike will love the charming fairies presented in this book. Readers will start off by learning how to draw children adolescents and adults then will add elements such as wings and pointy ears to create fairies with sweetness and mischief.Demos feature individ...

Jerry von Lind has a fondness for "old-school", as is evident by the use of his actual family title "Baron", and the lovely young girls he illustrates to classic pin-up perfection. A long-time commercial artist and portrait painter, Jerry's exquisite visions has been highly valued at Madison Avenue,...

He is the undisputed master of putting naughty girls in knotty situations! In this, his third volume of the series, Alazar assembles an all-new collection of damsels in extreme distress! Nobody knows the ropes like this no-escape artist, and fans from around the world wait breathlessly for each new ...

Do blondes have more fun? Back in the golden years of Playboy magazine, it seems like all the bunnies had more fun - building sandcastles in the buff, romping on tiger skin rugs or starting a mischievous pillow fight. From Playboy's classic archives comes a trilogy of pocket-sized volumes that celeb...

Trudy Friend's innovative approach highlights common problems and simple solutions to create more effective drawings and paintings. Clearly annotated pictures and easy-to-follow technique demonstrations ensure that problems can be quickly corrected. The book covers a wide range of popular animals in...

Bettie Page sent the world for a cold shower when her first photo appeared

Long before pin-ups, "Playboy," or the Internet, enterprising Parisians at the turn of the 20th-century turned the relatively new invention of the camera toward the female nude. Artfully posed with classical architecture or in flirtatious dishabille with stockings and lingerie, the winking models em...

In the Paris of the 1950s and early 1960s, a host of French glamour magazines sprang up, featuring voluptuous nude pin-up girls plucked from the streets and thrust in front of hungry cameras in sleazy backstreet studios. Magazines like "Paradise," "Sensation" and "Pink And B...

Putting the 'leather' in Leathernecks and the 'Gee' in GI's, SQP is delighted to present a new wing in the vast Gallery Girls museum, this time showcasing the women of wartime! From the naughty nose-art girls of WW 2 to the hell-bent hellions of modern combat, "Bombshells!" contains mega-t...

This spell-binding and devilishly erotic publication is packed with a dazzling array of 600 outrageous photographs, stories, illustrations, comments and real-life experiences of Girls Kissing. Its the ultimate in-depth study of a subject that captivates the imagination of men and women alike. Here i...

Adorably cute, sweet, and just a little on the naughty side, this is the hallmark of Joe Pekar's illustrations, as his little ladies make their way from his brain to the outside world! A one-time 3D animator and games designer, Joe decided to go with his first overriding passion - drawing girls! It ...

Isolated by wide oceans for seventy million years, the islands of New Zealand became a different world. Tangled, fern-filled forests preserved ancient plants which had disappeared elsewhere. There were no land mammals at all and no snakes, so there were many unique, ground-dwelling species of birds,...

A guide to drawing cars, trucks and jets. All the most spectacular models are included, from Lamborghini to Lotus to Porsche as well as the entire array of American muscle cars. Timeless classics are highlighted, such as the Jaguar XKE and the Gullwing Mercedes, as are racing cars, such as Formula O...

Everyone loves lesbians - and the stylish Rebecca is certainly no exception! Recalling the grace and silky style of classic pin-up illustrators, this lusty lady renders the dirtiest fantasies of horny housewives in some of the most sensuous pin-ups readers will have ever laid eyes on! While hubby's ...

Illustrator Ronnie Werner takes his cue from the classic pin-up style of the 40's and 50's, but through a very modern lens, updating the look and feel of the girls who made Dad and Grandad go all 'hubba-hubba' with a distinctive new flavour born of today's sensibilities. In other words - Hot! Able t...

Bob Coulter's crazy girls are back, and they're bigger, brighter and better than ever. Bob Coulter is back and down on his hands and knees shooting more of his Crazy Babes, this time at the wildly unique Carlton Arms Hotel in Lower Manhattan. The notorious Carlton Arms Hotel on Manhattan's 25th Stre...

English photographer China Hamilton has earned world-wide fame with his artistically staged pictures. His photos are intimate portraits of women who delight in opening themselves and in surrendering unconditionally to the obsessions of this master photographer. This collaboration results in images t...