Two of a kind

Author

Finch, Casey

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Artforum. 1992, Num. 6, Vol. 30, 91-94, 7 ill. (4 col.)

ISSN

0004-3532

Abstract (en)

Traces the genealogy of the pinup girl (soft-core visual pornography), finding its origins in certain pictorial conventions of late 19th c. academic painting involving the depiction of the female nude: two nude women set side by side; a nude woman staring at her own reflection in a mirror or a pool; women in carnal relationships with animals. Explores parallels in imagery and purpose between the kitsch Venus of Victorian academic painting and the current pinup girl.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Pictorial arts
• Pinup art
• Women
• Nude
• Iconography
• 1900-2000
• Pornography
• Academic
• Painting
• Animals
• Mirrors
• Comparison
• Art

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Peinture et arts graphiques
• Pin-up (art)
• Femmes
• Nu
• Iconographie
• 1900-2000
• Pornographie
• Académique (art)
• Peinture
• Animal
• Miroir
• Comparaison
• Art

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00427870

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