Homoeroticism
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| '''Homoeroticism''' refers to the representation of same-sex love and desire, most especially as it is depicted or manifested in the [[visual arts]] and [[literature]]. It can also be found in performative forms; from theatre to the theatricality of uniformed movements (e.g.: the [[Wandervogel]] and [[Adolf Brand|Gemeinschaft der Eigenen]]). Homoeroticism thus differs from the interpersonal homoerotic; because homoeroticism is a set of artistic and performative traditions, in which such feelings can be embodied in culture and thus expressed into the wider society. | '''Homoeroticism''' refers to the representation of same-sex love and desire, most especially as it is depicted or manifested in the [[visual arts]] and [[literature]]. It can also be found in performative forms; from theatre to the theatricality of uniformed movements (e.g.: the [[Wandervogel]] and [[Adolf Brand|Gemeinschaft der Eigenen]]). Homoeroticism thus differs from the interpersonal homoerotic; because homoeroticism is a set of artistic and performative traditions, in which such feelings can be embodied in culture and thus expressed into the wider society. | ||
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| ==Notable examples in the visual arts== | ==Notable examples in the visual arts== | ||
| Such fine art is necessarily [[figurative art|figurative]]. | Such fine art is necessarily [[figurative art|figurative]]. | ||
| ===Male-male=== | ===Male-male=== | ||
| Male-male examples, in the visual fine arts, range through history: [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] vase art; [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] wine goblets (''The [[Warren Cup]]''); the Italian [[Renaissance]] (such as [[Agnolo Bronzino]], [[Caravaggio]]), through to the many [[19th Century]] [[history painting]]s of classical characters such as [[Hyacinth (mythology)|Hyacinth]], [[Ganymede (mythology)|Ganymede]] and [[Narcissus (mythology)|Narcissus]]; the work of late 19th century artists (such as [[Thomas Eakins]], [[Eugene Jansson]], [[Henry Scott Tuke]] and [[Magnus Enckell]]); through to the modern work of fine artists such as [[Paul Cadmus]] and [[Gilbert & George]]. [[Fine art photography|Fine art photographers]] such as [[David Hockney]], [[Will McBride (photographer)|Will McBride]], [[Robert Mapplethorpe]], [[Pierre et Gilles]], [[Bernard Faucon]], [[Anthony Goicolea]] have also made a strong contribution, Mapplethorpe and McBride being notably in breaking down barriers of gallery censorship and braving legal challenges. [[James Bidgood]] and [[Arthur Tress]] were also very important pioneers in the 1960s, radically moving homoerotic photography away from simple documentary and into areas that were more akin to fine-art surrealism. | Male-male examples, in the visual fine arts, range through history: [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] vase art; [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] wine goblets (''The [[Warren Cup]]''); the Italian [[Renaissance]] (such as [[Agnolo Bronzino]], [[Caravaggio]]), through to the many [[19th Century]] [[history painting]]s of classical characters such as [[Hyacinth (mythology)|Hyacinth]], [[Ganymede (mythology)|Ganymede]] and [[Narcissus (mythology)|Narcissus]]; the work of late 19th century artists (such as [[Thomas Eakins]], [[Eugene Jansson]], [[Henry Scott Tuke]] and [[Magnus Enckell]]); through to the modern work of fine artists such as [[Paul Cadmus]] and [[Gilbert & George]]. [[Fine art photography|Fine art photographers]] such as [[David Hockney]], [[Will McBride (photographer)|Will McBride]], [[Robert Mapplethorpe]], [[Pierre et Gilles]], [[Bernard Faucon]], [[Anthony Goicolea]] have also made a strong contribution, Mapplethorpe and McBride being notably in breaking down barriers of gallery censorship and braving legal challenges. [[James Bidgood]] and [[Arthur Tress]] were also very important pioneers in the 1960s, radically moving homoerotic photography away from simple documentary and into areas that were more akin to fine-art surrealism. | ||
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Homoeroticism refers to the representation of same-sex love and desire, most especially as it is depicted or manifested in the visual arts and literature. It can also be found in performative forms; from theatre to the theatricality of uniformed movements (e.g.: the Wandervogel and Gemeinschaft der Eigenen). Homoeroticism thus differs from the interpersonal homoerotic; because homoeroticism is a set of artistic and performative traditions, in which such feelings can be embodied in culture and thus expressed into the wider society.
Notable examples in the visual arts
Such fine art is necessarily figurative.
Male-male
Male-male examples, in the visual fine arts, range through history: Ancient Greek vase art; Roman wine goblets (The Warren Cup); the Italian Renaissance (such as Agnolo Bronzino, Caravaggio), through to the many 19th Century history paintings of classical characters such as Hyacinth, Ganymede and Narcissus; the work of late 19th century artists (such as Thomas Eakins, Eugene Jansson, Henry Scott Tuke and Magnus Enckell); through to the modern work of fine artists such as Paul Cadmus and Gilbert & George. Fine art photographers such as David Hockney, Will McBride, Robert Mapplethorpe, Pierre et Gilles, Bernard Faucon, Anthony Goicolea have also made a strong contribution, Mapplethorpe and McBride being notably in breaking down barriers of gallery censorship and braving legal challenges. James Bidgood and Arthur Tress were also very important pioneers in the 1960s, radically moving homoerotic photography away from simple documentary and into areas that were more akin to fine-art surrealism.
