Wednesday, August 31, 2011
John Palatinus is coming to Berlin on September 7!
Hey guys, long time no see...
It's been a long summer -- very hot, lots of weird hours at work, and when I've not been feeling too beat, I've been working on restoring more of John's photos. And faster than I would have expected, the next exhibit is upon us!
If you are anywhere near Berlin the evening of September 7, I hope you will stop by the Cafe Des Artistes at Fuggerstr. 35, 10777 Berlin and meet John and view the 42 prints we have brought back to life. Only a year and a half ago we premiered John's work at Rick Castro's Antebellum with 18 prints... we've come so far!
One of the neat things about the timing of this event is that we are part of the lead-up to Folsom Europe weekend! Leather and fetish abound -- sure to be quite a sight and experience! I've never experienced the original San Francisco Folsom, so I am looking forward to this very much. Who knew I'd have to travel halfway 'round the world to be surrounded by my gorgeous leather and rubber brothers--?
On the afternoon of the 8th John and I are going to the Schwules [Gay] Museum to donate one of his original 8x10's and a suite of 8 of his new prints for their permanent collection. That evening will be a "Dinner With John" at Restaurant Antiqua,
Eisenacher Str. 59 – 10823 Berlin.
A couple more parties will be held on Saturday, the 10th --
• INSTIGATOR MAGAZINE, USA presents:
Fetish-Reception on FOLSOM-EUROPE
4pm at CAFÉ DES ARTISTES – free entry
Special:
www.noodles.de features John Palatinus-Shooting by www.geyrimages.com
Art director LIVE – JOHN PALATINUS
• SATURDAY 10th Sept. 2011 GOYA: PROPAGANDA PARTY - start: 11.59pm
BEEFCAKE PARTY – VIP-LOUNGE with John & friends
All thanks must go to Bernd, John's friend and European Projekt Manager, for putting all these (and probably more!) events together. He and his posse have made this a truly exciting and memorable year for John. He is tireless -- after all these events, he's still going to be out all night! LOL!
It's 10:30PM now and I have to get up at 3:00AM to get to the airport for my trip to Europe. Willem and I are flying out to Amsterdam for a few days before we take the train to Berlin and meet up with John and Bernd. My second time to Europe in a year -- who'da thunk it?
I will say good night now -- I hope I get to meet some of my readers at the opening night reception -- just ask around, I'll be there all night!
Don't forget to check out Bernd's website for John at john-palatinus.com
I'll be back in a couple of weeks with some event pics to share! Meanwhile, let me say goodnight with the lastest print in the exhibit...
It's been a long summer -- very hot, lots of weird hours at work, and when I've not been feeling too beat, I've been working on restoring more of John's photos. And faster than I would have expected, the next exhibit is upon us!
If you are anywhere near Berlin the evening of September 7, I hope you will stop by the Cafe Des Artistes at Fuggerstr. 35, 10777 Berlin and meet John and view the 42 prints we have brought back to life. Only a year and a half ago we premiered John's work at Rick Castro's Antebellum with 18 prints... we've come so far!
One of the neat things about the timing of this event is that we are part of the lead-up to Folsom Europe weekend! Leather and fetish abound -- sure to be quite a sight and experience! I've never experienced the original San Francisco Folsom, so I am looking forward to this very much. Who knew I'd have to travel halfway 'round the world to be surrounded by my gorgeous leather and rubber brothers--?
On the afternoon of the 8th John and I are going to the Schwules [Gay] Museum to donate one of his original 8x10's and a suite of 8 of his new prints for their permanent collection. That evening will be a "Dinner With John" at Restaurant Antiqua,
Eisenacher Str. 59 – 10823 Berlin.
A couple more parties will be held on Saturday, the 10th --
• INSTIGATOR MAGAZINE, USA presents:
Fetish-Reception on FOLSOM-EUROPE
4pm at CAFÉ DES ARTISTES – free entry
Special:
www.noodles.de features John Palatinus-Shooting by www.geyrimages.com
Art director LIVE – JOHN PALATINUS
• SATURDAY 10th Sept. 2011 GOYA: PROPAGANDA PARTY - start: 11.59pm
BEEFCAKE PARTY – VIP-LOUNGE with John & friends
All thanks must go to Bernd, John's friend and European Projekt Manager, for putting all these (and probably more!) events together. He and his posse have made this a truly exciting and memorable year for John. He is tireless -- after all these events, he's still going to be out all night! LOL!
It's 10:30PM now and I have to get up at 3:00AM to get to the airport for my trip to Europe. Willem and I are flying out to Amsterdam for a few days before we take the train to Berlin and meet up with John and Bernd. My second time to Europe in a year -- who'da thunk it?
I will say good night now -- I hope I get to meet some of my readers at the opening night reception -- just ask around, I'll be there all night!
Don't forget to check out Bernd's website for John at john-palatinus.com
I'll be back in a couple of weeks with some event pics to share! Meanwhile, let me say goodnight with the lastest print in the exhibit...
Monday, July 4, 2011
Happy 4th of July!
To all my visitors from the United States -- I hope you had as wonderful a 4th as I did. Yes, I had to work my awful job from 9 to 6, but the party my friends held afterward was stellar - a great way to end any day, no matter what the occasion!
Happy Days to all my visitors -- Thank you! -- you make it all wonderful!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Bob Spahn by Quaintance
George Quaintance was a very popular artist of the 50s, whose life ended too soon. The photographs published under his name (and often used as reference for his paintings) have been attributed to Victor Garcia.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Tom DeCarlo and Art Ullrich in motion!
The joys of the internet -- while searching for one thing, I found another...
This YouTube video (uploaded by KOK Magazine) is actually a compilation of two Zenith (aka Apollo) productions -- the solo DeCarlo pose flick "Cocktails" and the every-boy's-fantasy team-up of DeCarlo and Ullrich in "Day Dreams." A real rarity -- Art in a posing strap!
The sound is great -- physique films were silent back then -- but maybe there was a special case made and this is the actual soundtrack?
Tom was paid the astronomical sum of twenty dollars to pose in the sand dunes for Dick Fontaine's camera. I hope he upped the amount for the duo posing with Art.
Circa 1954, as the model release attests...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
John Palatinus in Antwerp!
The adventures of John Palatinus in Europe continue!
Following on from his great success in Paris, I'm proud to announce the Vernissage (Opening Night Reception) for my friend John Palatinus at the Winkelhaak Design Center in Antwerp on Thursday, May 12.
While the official tentoonstelling (exhibition) runs from June 2 to 26, a special preview reception will be held on May 12 at which John will be attending to meet fans of the vintage male physique -- all of whom are destined to fall under the spell of the infamous Palatinus Mystique! Once you meet John, you will never forget him! John had long-planned this current European trip, so I send out great kudos to the folks at the Winkelhaak for arranging this early reception to take advantage of his being in the neighborhood.
I wish I could be there with John and Bernd, but I know Bernd will have lots of photos taken and John will let me know all about it when he comes home in a few weeks.
By all means, if you live anywhere near Antwerp, take that drive or ride that train into town and meet the man and discover his art! You will not be disappointed!
My thanks to "De Magneet" for featuring a two-page article on John in their Spring issue (pages 34 and 35)
-- available to read for free here and also on their Facebook pageMore thanks to my friends at Pinkwave Radio,
Antwerp's weekly gay affairs program, for featuring a discussion of John's work on their April 7th show, which has been archived at their website here. It is, of course, in Flemish Dutch!For a taste of Pinkwave in beautifully-accented English, you can catch their interview with me (yeah, really!) from last September on the occasion of John's one-day "dry-run" exhibit in Liege by clicking here. Please forgive all the "umms" and "uhhs" -- I'm a terrible public speaker, even over the phone. Kurt and Paul were quite gracious and enthusiastic interviewers and I'm very grateful for their interest in promoting John's work to their listeners. At one point in the interview, I was asked if the exhibition might make its way to Antwerp and I replied that we would love to bring it there -- I'm so glad that Bernd was able to fulfill that dream!
If my European friends are not able to attend the vernissage with John (which I just realized was timed to hit just before Belgian Pride in Brussels),
I certainly encourage you to visit the show during it's run in June (ending the week of Gay Pride in Antwerp).
I may be a bit biased (you think?) but it is a great exhibit of physique artwork, and I guarantee you'll find a model you'll fall in love with! ;-)I can't finish without a shot of the man himself, enjoying the attentions of "Eddie and Patsy" -- "Absolutely Fabulous" certainly describes this exciting artist!
Official website --
His arrest was criminal --
physique art by William MacLane
Mid-late 50's artist from Seattle, Washington.
Update 11-12-11 -- I discovered today that this piece is titled "Game's Over" and was print #17 as offered on MacLane's catalog C.
physique art by Dean
I found three examples of Dean's art a while back and here's the first one, circa 1963. Sadly, I have no further info to share about the artist, other than that the work was printed and sold through the mail just like other physique photos.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Goodbye, Sarah Jane -- and thank you, Lis
1946 - 2011
The world has lost someone truly special today.
Tom Baker's tribute.
There is a great tribute to Lis at the Doctor Who News Page and also at io9.
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