Love and war

15th February 2024

How did love and sexual intimacy coexist with violence and oppression in the slavery culture of the early USA? And how does that legacy affect us today? These are the themes of today’s new artist, Kara Walker, with her powerful and stark images. See her work now by clicking here.

Simple, yet powerful

13th February 2024

A talented master of the simple yet powerful artforms of stencil and linocut, today’s new artist, Amsterdam-based Eddy Varekamp, very effectively demonstrates how less can often convey much more. See Varekamp’s work now by clicking here.

Beware the shadows …

9th February 2024

A bit kitsch and stereotyped maybe, but the work of today’s new artist, Italian Loris Vercelli, is quite fun and witty, and reminds us that the monsters are never far from the action. See Loris’s colourful contributions now by clicking here.

Are you the one?

8th February 2024

Feels like honesterotica could really do with some good, insightful publicity – do we have any brilliant journalist/bloggers among our followers who would like to write a great story? Rosie can’t wait to be interviewed! Email us if you’re up for it – info@honesterotica.com.

The meaning of life

7th February 2024

Is the work of the Finnish artist Kalervo Palsa crude and disgusting, or does it offer important insights into the human condition, sexuality and mortality? As today’s new artist, you can now see his wide-ranging portfolio by clicking here, and decide for yourself.

Belles amours

6th February 2024

A stylish and non-controversial amuse-bouche for you all today, Joseph Hémard’s 1935 gallery of famous lovers, in his trademark brightly-stencilled images. But why are only the women naked? Hmm. See them now by clicking here.

Stolen memories

4th February 2024

Today we bring you the fascinating work of Mirza Cizmic, a series of disturbing family scenes whose deviant transgression cuts through a veneer of seemingly normal domesticity. Each painting tells a complex story, but what is the story? See his work now by clicking here.

Anima mundi

2nd February 2024

‘I like playing at the fine border between the moral and immoral, between instinct and sex.’ This is today’s new artist, Romanian Andu Avasilinei, with his ultra-realistic approach to human flesh, imperfections and all. See his powerful work now by clicking here.

Warrior women

1st February 2024

Ghita of Alizarr, Lann and Fey Brith are all warrior woman creations of the master of American comics Frank Thorne, becoming increasingly unclothed and sexually explicit as the artist freed himself from commercial constraints. See the progression now by clicking here.

Relating in the raw

27th January 2024

Nazanin Pouyandeh’s characters in her paintings and drawings, most of them naked, tell wonderful and complex stories about relationship, power, desire, fear and death. What a compelling imagination! See a great collection of her work now by clicking here.