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Skira

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Hardcover, 9.5 x 11.5 in. / 128 pgs / 69 bw.

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Catalog: SPRING 2022 p. 56   

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Tom of Finland: An Imaginary Sketchbook

Edited by Juerg Judin, Pay Matthis Karstens.

Tom of Finland: An Imaginary Sketchbook

A Tom of Finland sketchbook, with preparatory drawings that reveal his painstaking craftsmanship

Positioned at something of an angle to art history, Tom of Finland (1920–91) nonetheless counts among the popular artists of the latter 20th century. Through his iconic images, he almost singlehandedly changed the way gay men were perceived by society, and, more importantly, how gay men perceived themselves. The massive oeuvre that he produced over the course of a career spanning nearly six decades is devoted almost entirely to this one topic: men, their bodies and their eroticism. This extraordinary consistency in subject matter was matched by a lifelong passion for the discipline of drawing. And Tom most likely drew every day of his life.
Tom’s world was populated by cowboys, mechanics, cops, punks and thugs—all indulging their desires with great camaraderie and without guilt or prejudice. This book assembles a cross section of these characters as devised by the artist in rough sketches or more carefully executed studies. These mostly served as preliminary drawings for the highly finished works, many of which were intended for publication.
Designed as an imagined Tom of Finland sketchbook, this book lets the viewer share in his exuberant joie de vivre.


Featured image is reproduced from 'Tom of Finland: An Imaginary Sketchbook'.

PRAISE AND REVIEWS

Artnet

William Van Meter

It’s a somewhat dreamlike and abstracted take on homoeroticism and reveals a softer side of butch.

Queerty

Dan Avery

Takes a step back from the super-polished illustrations you may be familiar with — presenting dozens of unfinished pencil drawings and preliminary sketches of the cowboys, cops, bikers, and studs who define Laaksonen’s work.

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Tom of Finland: An Imaginary Sketchbook

TOM OF FINLAND: AN IMAGINARY SKETCHBOOK

Skira

ISBN: 9788857246512
USD $39.95
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Pub Date: 8/30/2022
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Tom of Finland: Made in Germany

TOM OF FINLAND: MADE IN GERMANY

Skira

ISBN: 9788857244259
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Pub Date: 12/22/2020
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