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reviews_and_ramblings ([personal profile] reviews_and_ramblings) wrote2009-04-02 09:58 am

Kent Neffendorf: Icons of Masculinity

Kent Neffendorf, born in 1959, is an American homoerotic artist. He lives in Texas.
 
The art of Kent depicts nude and partially clothed male figures as icons of masculinity and sexuality. The subjects are exhibitionists or voyeurs or both. The paintings herein feature pinup works, crotch shots and glimpses of the modern life of gay men cruising and engaging in sex with an emphasis on clothing as fetish. Underwear bulges, particularly briefs and boxers, are an ongoing obsession.


A Soft Kiss, 2001


Kiss


Open Mouth Kiss


Cotton Candy, 2006


Guardian Angel. 2007, Oil on canvas


Red, White and Blue, 2007, Oil on canvas


Blueboy, 2008, Oil on canvas


Black Speedo, 2006


Living in the Afterglow, 2006, Oil on stretched canvas, 16"x20", Private Collection

Kent's illustratios have appeared in the pubblications Men, Mandate, Playguy, Freshmen, Torso, Honcho and the Advocate and the novels of Felice Picano and Gordon Merrick. He is among the arstists featured in the Tom of Finland Foundation.

http://www.kentartworks.com/index2.html

More Artists at my website: http://www.elisarolle.com/, My Ramblings/Art

[identity profile] sharrow.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com) 2009-04-02 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
He is one of my favorites, such beautiful work. :)

[identity profile] hpstrangelove.livejournal.com 2009-04-02 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for sharing this artist. I always appreciate finding someone new (for me anyway) like this.

[identity profile] kassa-rvws.livejournal.com 2009-04-02 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yes he's wonderful. And I can definitely see his fascination with "bulges" some of those are unreal. *peers closer*

[identity profile] valkovalin.livejournal.com 2009-04-02 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha, ha, you and Kassa with your "scientific interest"! :)

These are really gorgeous. You can see the themes he's fascinated with: kisses; straight, fine hair long enough to fall in the eyes; highlights in the hair and on the bridge of the nose; and of course the bulges, ha, ha!

Thanks so much for bringing this artist to my attention. I never would have known about him otherwise!

[identity profile] tc-blue.livejournal.com 2009-04-02 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmmmm... I DO love me a nice angel. Very... angelic. :P

~Tis

[identity profile] mongrelheart.livejournal.com 2009-04-02 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
These are really beautiful. I love the way he does the shading.