Meet Matt McMullen, the creator of the Real Doll, those wondrous masterpieces of workmanship that are part sex toy, part work of art. In this video from California is a Place, McMullen describes how the first doll came to be. Honey Pie from California is a place. on Vimeo. Here’s a snippet fro[...]
Archive for the ‘Art’ Category
Painting With Boobs
Meet Kira Ayn Varszegi, a bodacious blonde who’s uses her DDs to paint abstracts. That got your attention. Good. We here at Sex and the 405 are lovers of fine art and we’ll do whatever it takes to get you to pause long enough to consider the work of artists worth their salt. “My ar[...]
An Eyeful of Vulva
How many of us have heard (or, God forbid, uttered) the expression “it’s not the size of the boat, it’s the motion of the ocean”? The conversation about penis size never ceases skips a generation. Male genitals are out there, easy to gauge, and understand. But the female body[...]
Artist Spotlight: Tormented Sugar
We’re big into art here at Sex and the 405, so when we got an e-mail from local artist Tormented Sugar, we jumped at the chance to showcase her work and her personal philosophy. “My erotic art stems from a fascination with eroticism,” she told us over e-mail. “I recently disc[...]
Technosexual Bodies: Arse Elektronika Exhibition Hong Kong
Sex and technology have always been bed buddies in one way or another. From vibrators to texting to teledildonics to SecondLife liaisons to porn as a pioneering industry in web, the connection between the two is undeniable. Arse Elektronika, a conference now in its third year, hit Hong Kong in April[...]
Must Have: Berlin Red
New York City’s Neue Galerie and Estée Lauder have come together to create a work of art you can wear: fire-engine red lipstick inspired by the painting Portrait of Dancer Anita Berber by Otto Dix. “Berlin Red” invites the mind back to the sensuality of the 1920′s Berlin and[...]
Fernando Vicente’s Anatomy
Some art for you to get you going after brunch, our decadent orchids of want and wantonness. Allow us to introduce you to Fernando Vicente, a brilliant Madrid-born illustrator, frequent contributor to the daily El Pais and a favorite of our editrix’s. From his Anatomias series: Pinup by Fernan[...]
Valentine’s Day: Gaping Void of Love
Our editor has the same argument with her mother every year about Valentine’s Day. It looks like this: AV: I want a man to give me presents for no reason, because he simply can’t resist being reminded of me whether he’s in the shower or strolling around town. HER: good luck with th[...]