All blog posts in Art

Explore the intersection between innovation and eroticism in film and literature.

The most famous fetish illustrators through history

The most famous fetish illustrators through history

Welcome to the world of fetish illustrators. Let's explore the most notable characters, their unique styles, artistic journeys, and the cultural impact of their evocative works.

Friday 13 October 2023
Welcome to the world of fetish art

Welcome to the world of fetish art

Fetish art became a thing way back in the Victorian era. Kinkcurious? Here's a short introduction to the genre.

Monday 21 August 2023
Sensual photography: a short introduction

Sensual photography: a short introduction

What is sensual photography? Well, it's not simply all about sex. Sensual photography is about creating visceral pictures that feel intimate, sometimes alluring and often charged with emotion. Here's a short introduction.

Monday 24 July 2023
Films about female sexuality: Catherine Breillat

Films about female sexuality: Catherine Breillat

Sick of the shame surrounding female sexuality? These are the essential films of Catherine Breillat that explore women's nuanced relationship with sex.

Wednesday 12 July 2023
Water Lilies: The Power of Shamelessness

Water Lilies: The Power of Shamelessness

A homage to one of my favourite controversial film characters of all time, Floriane (Adele Hanael) from Celine Sciamma’s queer debut feature, ‘Water Lilies’ (2007).

Thursday 2 March 2023
The ‘Greatest Film Of All Time’ Is About A Sex Worker

The ‘Greatest Film Of All Time’ Is About A Sex Worker

'Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles' (1976) is a film following the everyday life of a mother and part-time sex worker. Last year, BFI's Sight & Sound Poll named it the greatest film of all time.

Friday 27 January 2023
Sex Workers in Art: The Iconic Paintings

Sex Workers in Art: The Iconic Paintings

Some of my favourite iconic pieces of art from the 19th and 20th century that depict sex workers and the worlds they know.

Tuesday 10 January 2023
The White Lotus Made My Mum Pro-Sex Work

The White Lotus Made My Mum Pro-Sex Work

I have tried to convince my mum that sex work isn't *always* bad for months now. But in just a few hours of binge watching The White Lotus, Season 2, her mind was changed.

Monday 2 January 2023
Party Girl: The Struggles of an Ageing Sex Worker

Party Girl: The Struggles of an Ageing Sex Worker

Party Girl (2014), directed by Samuel Theis, Marie Amachoukeli & Claire Burger, involves an older woman leaving behind her life as a cabaret bar hostess to marry one of her regular clients.

Thursday 8 December 2022
Masochism on Screen: The Piano Teacher

Masochism on Screen: The Piano Teacher

A breakdown of my favourite film about masochism, Michael Haneke’s arthouse masterpiece, ‘The Piano Teacher’ and why I love it so much.

Wednesday 16 November 2022
3 essential films about male sex workers

3 essential films about male sex workers

Often misrepresented on screen is sex work. Often not represented at all on screen is male sex work! Whether you’re a sex worker, a client, or neither- these three films are all worth watching; not just for insight on the trade but because they are all round remarkable films regardless.    1. Sauvage Sauvage (2018), […]

Wednesday 28 September 2022
Paradise: Love & Sex Tourism For Older Women

Paradise: Love & Sex Tourism For Older Women

I watched Ulrich Seidl’s masterful film 'Paradise: Love' (2012), to begin to understand the world of Africa's sex tourism, where older women get their fill of sex and romance.

Wednesday 21 September 2022
5 Films About Female Desire

5 Films About Female Desire

In the sea of films made by horny men, that cater to horny men, and which often focus on horny men, here are 5 insightful films about horny women.

Wednesday 20 July 2022
Leo Grande: There’s Nothing Shameful About Pleasure

Leo Grande: There’s Nothing Shameful About Pleasure

Both sex work and repressed female desire are explored in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, a comedic two hander featuring Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack.

Wednesday 6 July 2022
The Importance of Pussy Power Music

The Importance of Pussy Power Music

Music influences us more than we know. That's why it's so important that the pussy power era of female music artists is finally coming to fruition.

Thursday 19 May 2022
The Thoughts of an Escort: Rita Therese’s ‘Come’

The Thoughts of an Escort: Rita Therese’s ‘Come’

If you don’t have time in your crazy sex work schedule to read Rita Therese’s escort memoir ‘Come’, read this article instead.

Saturday 14 May 2022
3 Essential Films About Transgender Sex Workers

3 Essential Films About Transgender Sex Workers

Out of the surprisingly few films about transgender sex workers out there today, here are three that are thoughtful, beautiful and consequently essential watches.

Sunday 24 April 2022
5 Short Films About Sex Work

5 Short Films About Sex Work

5 modern-day short films about sex work that are available to watch online for free.

Sunday 20 March 2022
Anais Nin: The writer who courted the world

Anais Nin: The writer who courted the world

A celebration of Anais Nin: the female erotica auteur who was unashamed of her sexual appetite.

Tuesday 15 March 2022
The Novels of D.H. Lawrence: The Pioneer of Sex-Positive British Literature

The Novels of D.H. Lawrence: The Pioneer of Sex-Positive British Literature

An introduction to novels of DH Lawrence, the first mainstream erotica which shocked Britain and the rest of the world.

Tuesday 1 March 2022
Shiva Baby reviewed by a sugar baby

Shiva Baby reviewed by a sugar baby

How much does Emma Seligman’s 2020 debut feature ring true to real life sugaring?

Tuesday 22 February 2022
An Homage to Holly Golightly: Sugar Baby Extraordinaire

An Homage to Holly Golightly: Sugar Baby Extraordinaire

Five moments from Breakfast at Tiffany's that anyone who has been a sugar baby, lived that starving artist life, or been dubbed a manic pixie dream girl will totally be able to relate to.

Tuesday 15 February 2022
Five Underrated Sex Work Goddesses in Film & Television

Five Underrated Sex Work Goddesses in Film & Television

Five sex worker baddies from film & television who don't get the recognition they deserve.

Tuesday 8 February 2022
Five Romance Films that Won Big at Cannes Festival

Five Romance Films that Won Big at Cannes Festival

Valentines special: these are the must-watch romantic films that won awards at Cannes Film Festival.

Tuesday 25 January 2022