Wednesday, July 14, 2010


Touko Laaksonen, best known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland (May 8, 1920 - November 1991 was a Finnish artist notable for his styized homoerotic and fetish art and his influence on the twentieth century gay culture. He has been called the "most influential creator of gay pornographic images" by cultural historian Joseph W. Slade.
Over the course of four decades he produced some 3500 illustrations, mostly featuring men with exaggerated primary and secondary sex traits: heavily muscled torsos, limbs, and buttocks, and large penises. Tight or partially removed clothing showed off these traits, with the penis often visible as a bulge in tight trousers or prominently displayed for the viewer. His drawings frequently feature two or more men either immediately preceding or during
explicit sexual activity. Nearly all of his characters were versitile an obviously enjoyed the botton as weel as the top role.
As an Artist, collector and admirer of this Talented Gay Icon work, I just want to say Thanks you for all your artwork, you've inspired me more than you can even imagine...
And I must say as a young boy there have been many times just like in "Mary Poppins" I wished I could just close my eyes, take a deep breath and jump into one of your erotic drawings!
Now wouldn't that be a fabulous way to spend a Jolly Holiday!
This is my tiny way of saying thanks Touko for leaving me this great coloring book!
Corchado
And now we present in Talking Technicolor
Tom of Finland's
The Oversexed Office!