Erotic art — in letters and in pictures — is an eminent part of the cultural heritage of ancient China, and was already flourishing in pre-Imperial times. With its peak during the late-Ming period, this art remained a fixed feature in Chinese literature and visual arts until well into the 20 th century. At its best, Chinese erotic art is a search for beauty in all its manifestations, for not only does it offer stimulation, it provides a source of great aesthetic pleasure. It never presents sex in a crude or pornographic way, but within a framework of beauty and harmony, enhanced with details of a profound or symbolic nature. Yet it was precisely this kind of art, which was strictly prohibited and banned after upheavals of different governments.
Lucy Liu’s stunning erotic paintings are taking the art community by storm
[EROTICA] - A pair of Chinese erotic watercolours.
Erotic art — in letters and pictures — is an eminent part of the cultural heritage of ancient China, where lovemaking was considered as a natural practice, a sacred duty for both men and women. Albums with explicit drawings were often made for newly married couples as an instruction handbook. Here, however, the two scenes are rather unconventional, illustrating polygamy practices that dominated aristocratic circles in the ancient Chinese society. The first watercolour shows, not without a hint of humour, two women engaged in a lovemaking game with a man.
Well now, a bunch of photos of her paintings have just gone viral. Unsurprisingly, this has been received as massively welcome news among the gay community, with the works receiving high circulation on Twitter and Instagram as a symbol of pride for gay and lesbian sexuality the world around. Producing her works beneath the artistic pseudonym of Yu Ling, her original Chinese name, Liu had largely kept her film and artistic career separate from each other, until she decided to publicly converge the two interests in Painting is not the only medium in which Liu likes to create, producing textile and screen-printed works along with a plethora of fascinating sculptures and assemblage pieces.
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