The Penis Parade: Knit Dicks by Marianne Batlle

Marianne Batlle knits dicks. She also embroiders brooches in the likeness of designers, but those aren't nearly as blog worthy.

The French artist began crocheting penises in 2004 and has been exhibiting them (so to speak) since 2005. Les Poupées Pénis (the Doll Penises) are of all types, made with many different materials and given various personas via their monikers and style. She incorporates raffia, beads, crystals, wire, faux fur, wool, gems and more into these little male members. They have been shown at gallery exhibitions, sold to private collectors and featured in a virtual mock runway show as well as in a catalogue on her site. (Her site is in french, by the way).

Below are 18 exclusive doll penises made for her 2007 show in Paris:

Nana:

Accroche Toi:

So Elizabeth:

Rechauffe Toi:

African Queen:

Bora Bora:

Ma premiere communiante:

C'est Go Laine:

La chevre de Monsieur:

Celle qui voulet ete plus grosse que!:

How To Marry A Millionaire:

Pepe reve:

Fuego:

El Juli:

L'homme qui voulait etre une panthere:

Maharadja the 1st:

Ejaculation Cristalisatoire:

With Love:


To learn the artists' statement and background, you can visit her site or blog, both of which are written in french.

There are many more to see on her website, just go to the catalog, the home page of which is shown below.




Some of her beaded brooches, shown below, are in the likeness of famous fashion designers.


above: some of her embroidered and beaded brooches available at Arty Dandy

You can find more of her work at the following online galleries and stores:
Arty Dandy
The Upfactory
and at Detournements

Marianne Batlle's blog

Deborah Sengl's Logo Pin Up Girls & Erotic Narratives

Much has been written about Austrian born artist Deborah Sengl's symbolic animal portraits, drawings and sculptures, which you can see more of here and her "Of Wolves And Sheep" exhibit but there are two other series of work that she's created that you might find of interest. I certainly do.

The first is a series of works clearly mocking the value we place on brand names by having them literally 'taking over' the female human figure in classic pin up poses. A commentary on our obsession with sex and branding.

CHANEL:

Above: Aus "Sich den Luxus erzüchten", 2007

PUMA:

Above: Aus "Sich den Luxus erzüchten", 2007

Burberry:

Above: Aus "Sich den Luxus erzüchten", 2007

Dior:

Above: Aus "Sich den Luxus erzüchten", 2007

Missoni:

Above: Aus "Sich den Luxus erzüchten", 2007

Unknown to me (if you know, send me an e-mail):

Above: Aus "Sich den Luxus erzüchten", 2007

Those shown above (done in 2007) are printed on canvas and measure
120 x 85 cm each and are available for purchase.
€ 3.000,-- each. buy them here.

The image below with the NFL logo is also available:


Above: Untitled, 2008 ink on paper
h: 42 x w: 59 in / h: 106.7 x w: 149.9 cm
Galerie Michael W. Schmalfuss
If interested in purchasing, Send Email

These are not available for purchase:
Fendi:

Above: Aus "Sich den Luxus erzüchten", 2006

Gucci:

Above: Aus "Sich den Luxus erzüchten", 2006

Louis Vuitton:

Above: Aus "Sich den Luxus erzüchten", 2002

Gucci:

Above: Aus "Sich den Luxus erzüchten", 2002

Fendi:

Above: Aus "Sich den Luxus erzüchten", 2002

The second is a series of erotic tapestries and assemblages (think Roy Lichtenstein meets Larry Flint). Some are assemblages of little plastic pieces glued together which are mocking 'ads' for sex toys, complete with the clicheés of advertising such as "NEW" and starbursts. Clearly illustrating society's preoccupation with sex in advertising.

Please note, the following images are inappropriate for those under 18 and NSFW.










Others are actual woven, embroidered or stitched narratives of orgies and oral sex, framed in heavy gilded classic frames.







The artist:

Austrian born artist Deborah Sengl (b. 1974)

See more of this talented artist's work at her site here.

'Gina Ads Are All The Rage. Or: How Coochies Sell Cosmetics

Please be aware that the following post is NSFW and sexually suggestive. Therefore it should not be viewed by those under the age of 18.

Scent of a Woman: Now available in a bottle.

Last week, Tom Ford debuted a new ad campaign which featured his newest Men's Fragrance directly between the legs of a naked, and nicely waxed, woman.



The campaign has been controversial for obvious reasons and as you can see below, what has run in the US publications is a tamer, less titillating version of the actual photographs.

Below are the original photographs for Tom Ford's campaign shot by Terry Richardson.
These are the uncropped photos and are not marred with giant logos. The ads ran cropped and with the logos, of course. As you will see below.





and below are the actual produced ads that are presently running in the fashion pubs:




I fear he has started a trend.



Now, a German company Vivaeros has a product called Vulva.
And although the site, shots, and ads seem like a 'spoof' on the Tom Ford work, the company insists the product is for real. They describe it as a "beguiling vaginal scent" and is selling it both as a fragrance for men to wear seemingly to bring them pleasure in the absence of the real thing and for women to wear during intercourse to stimulate their own pleasure.




Below is their HILARIOUS tv spot (I still can't believe this isn't a spoof):



Tagline in their tv spot? Smell me and Cum. Hence the url: smellmeand.com

Below is a clip from Jonathan Ross of the BBC as he talks about "Vulva". Please be patient for the download, the file is 11 megs.:



If you're going to the site, it's full of nudity, so please view at your own discretion and only if you are 18+ years of age.
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About Tom Ford's Controversial new ad campaign from WWD:

Though the designer took a more demure approach in his original ad campaign for his new fragrance, he's decided to shock the masses once again, switching images shot by Marilyn Minter in April for racier photographs of a dewy woman's body taken by Terry Richardson.

The photos range from tame to titillating — the most shocking being the Tom Ford for Men bottle wedged between a woman's glistening thighs, with the bottle barely covering her bare genitalia. "We loved the original Marilyn Minter images, but while on a shoot with [Richardson] in Milan, we decided that a sharper, more graphic approach clearly communicated the bold and provocative mood of the fragrance," said a spokeswoman for Tom Ford Beauty, a division of the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc.

Want some Hi -res vaginas on your desktop?

You can download the Tom Ford ads as wallpaper for those of you who want to see a large brazilian wax staring back at you from your computer. Click here for the downloads of Tom Ford wallpaper here.

Or the Vulva Wallpaper downloads here.