Le Sommeil [The Sleepers], which depicts two women entwined in a post-coital embrace, caused a stir when it was first shown in the 1870s. The police were called in, and the painting was not shown again until the 1980s. But its brief showing had an influence on a number of contemporary artists, and helped challenge the taboos associated with lesbian relationships. For modern audiences it’s a good reminder that people in the 19th century were not ignorant of lesbian relationships, as we tend to believe. And it’s pretty damn sexy, don’t you think?
I like the idea that mermaids lure men to their deaths but fall in love with women and help them become mermaids and all mermaids are like beautiful sea lesbians
It’s been much too long since we last featured some awesome banana art. Dutch artist Stephan Brusche refers to his awesome banana art creations as fruitdoodles, and they vary from playful transformations of the familiar yellow fruit into adorable animals and pop culture characters to impressive banana versions of famous works of fine art. This may be the first time we’ve ever seen Noah’s Ark or the Nativity depicted using bananas.
Brusche published a collection of his fruitdoodles as a book and a wall calendar. He also offers individual images as prints, t-shirts and more via Society6.
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