Tom of Finland: The Art of Pleasure

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Summary: Awesome...
Review: nice editon, but TOm really never develops his style after 1960.
it is just one identical body after the other. There is no character to these bodies, either humanly or artistically. Pin-ups, that all.

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Summary: Obsession of manlyness
Review: No one has surpassed old Tom in gay male erotic art.Tom himself call it pornography:but it is not.It is a picture of desire.Of sheer perfection. Only bad art is porn.Tom's is superb erotic craft.

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Summary: Buff, rough and with all the right stuff.
Review: Ok, you've all heard it from someone: it's not size that matters. Let's just pretend you were distracted at the time because the mailman just dropped that thick, heavy book in your hands and you just can't wait to see what's going to pop out of it...

Let's see: it's not the latest Harry Potter obviously, but there are plenty of magic wands in it; it's not Steven King's latest horror creation either but it will make your hair stand up and your insides churn up before you can say 'YES!'. Cops, GIs, Marines, lumbermen, jocks, hikers, bikers, sailors, married neighbours, they're all in there. Real men with square jaws, bulging muscles, pumped rearsides, raging anatomies and gigantic manhoods engaged in all kinds of forbidden lusts. They strut their stuff without shame, offering their glorious assets for all to enjoy and forcing themselves on those who dare say no.

Page after page you leave reality behind without a second thought and plunge into this arena of clashing bodies and unbridled desires. This is a erotic trip you won't soon forget. And you thought you had done it all!

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Summary: Awesome...
Review: This book is awesome. Being someone that just came out, this book has pics that are just "wood makers". The extreme artistic pleasure. I reccommend this book for all those guys who want to know what to do, with pictures and all...

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Summary: Let's get real
Review: This is the kind of art that show me the power of fiction over reality. Why did he use those sizes? Wow! Did you see them? I do have fantasies but come on! Let's get real. Real guys with real dimensions. No more no less, that's the beauty of life.

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Summary: naive gay art
Review: tom of finland has great power for manipulating people fantasies and opinions about sex.and it s eccentric kitsch style is supported by powerful drawings

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Summary: Tom Of Finland: The Art Of Pleasure
Review: Tom Of Finland, a name that changed the self-image of almost all gay men from the late 1940s to the present day.

This book is not just pornography, it is a wake up call of gay awareness. Large, thick and hot, this book has many examples of Tom's artistic and sexual contribution on a large coffee table format and high quality paper.

It's both thought provoking and erotic. It transformed the effeminate gay self image with one that is all man, and very masculine. It is nothing less than an icon.

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Summary: Without doubt the GREATEST artist of gay masculinity
Review: When I first discovered this book in a London bookshop, I decided at once that I needed to own it. It's large, it's bulky, but it's beautiful. It needs the large pages to illustrate the finest examples of Tom's works. As an artist myself, who learnt a lot from Tom's unique techniques, I appreciate what a fantastic collection of art, both colour and black and white, has been compiled into this collection. But it's not just pictures; there's an insight into the man himself, a delightful tribute to the Master of Homoerotic Art. This volume is a great tribute to Tom and a valuable tool for the new breed of erotic artists, like myself, waiting for recognition.