Sexually Implicit - Blue
Sexually Implicit - Blue (2011)
12×18 Pastel on Pastel Paper
Original is Sold
When passion peaks, all of your senses become entirely engaged, overwhelming the mind as the outside world falls into the distance. You are completely consumed by one moment, and nothing else matters.
Originally, I set out to accentuate that single-minded focus by creating dynamic close-ups on the figures, limiting the background and cutting out any extraneous elements. However, this forced me to confront the arbitrary boundaries of censorship. It is fascinating how we crop, blur, or block specific anatomy when everyone already knows exactly what is being hidden. With Sexually Implicit – Blue, the first entry in my four-part Sexually Implicit series, I decided to work strictly within the rules of censorship while challenging the very definition of obscenity. By focusing on the powerful composition of a muscular man's sculpted back, tensed legs, and a gripped arm against a soft blue background, the true nature of the scene is left entirely to the mind of the viewer. It stands as a clever, sensual paradox: a piece that feels intensely erotic precisely because it relies on what is implied rather than what is shown.
