April 2011 - TOM's Blog

Mama Told Me Not to Play With Dolls – But In This Case She Was Wrong!

Posted on 20th April 2011 by TB adminApril 20, 2011

Will Clark World
April 19, 2011

Time has fuzzed over how it happened that, as a kid, I had one action figure but clothes for Captain Kirk and Captain Marvel. Interesting how they’re both military, huh and interesting too that I didn’t think anything of undressing and dressing each of them at various times. If that’s not foreshadowing about my big gay life as an adult, I don’t know what is. 🙂

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But now, thanks to the Tom of Finland guys (and specifically sculptor Norm Lloyd), you can put away that sad excuse for an ‘adult action figure’ aka Billy, and get instead their newest erotic release – the Rebel action figure which stands 13 inches high (so size queens will be happy) and comes with three interchangable penis’ (yes yes yes I know … but it’s almost too easy, you know?). The figure has the Tom bod, the cocky smile and leather clothes. Yum.

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Melbourne artist Brad Gunn makes Tom of Finland sculptures

Posted on 20th April 2011 by TB adminApril 20, 2011

Getting the boot

Paying homage to the homoerotic work of iconic artist Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen), Melbourne sculptor Brad Gunn presents his own take of Laaksonen’s work in Boots and Boys during Melbourne Leather Pride.

The Victorian College of the Arts graduate will show a series of limited edition sculptures designed to capture the “raw sex appeal” of Tom of Finland’s unique characters at Hares & Hyenas, Fitzroy until the end of the festival.

info: Visit http://www.bradgunn.com/

TOM in “Art” – German Art Magazine – March 2011

Posted on 12th April 2011 by TB adminApril 12, 2011

MARCH, 2011 ISSUE of ART magazine with report on TOM and the exhibition in Turku.

TOM OF FINLAND(Finnish, 1920 – 1991),
Untitled, 1986, Color pencil on paper,
ToFF #86.04,
© 1986 Tom of Finland Foundation

ENGLISH TRANSLATION (via Google-translate)

After Elmgreen & Dragset showed his drawings at the last Venice Biennial, dedicated in 2011, the European cultural capital of Turku artist legend Tom of Finland. A large retrospective exhibition until 18 December 70 works by the artist who really came from Finland, but not Tom said: Touko Laaksonen When he was born in 1920 in the small town on the outskirts of Turku Kaarina, he died in 1991 in Helsinki. Art historians are still arguing whether his vigorous men images now sent to stereotypes play-ing or just use stereotypical images are.

Captions:
Touko Laaksonen, better known as “Tom of Finland” (1955)
Gay icons of masculinity (untitled, 1986)

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