In my experience, there are two types of reactions from women–and some men–regarding pin-up art. Modern Reactions ©Greg Hildebrandt and Spiderweb Art Gallery Now, women’s roles in modern American society have changed greatly, and so have their viewpoints. During the time these pin-ups were at their most popular, women were notoriously oppressed. Even when the presentation changes, the message is still the same. Overall, all pin-up women were selling the suggestion of sex–a theme that sold then and sells now. In fact, they were so popular that many of them were reproduced on soldiers’ nose cones! An example of this would be Alberto Vargas and his “Vargas Girls,” which were extremely popular during WWII. There were some in the style of photographs and others that were painted. pin-up images were often of fashion models and actors posing semi-nude, or in revealing clothing and flirty, but not explicit poses. They date as far back as the early 19th century, but the best known pin-ups today are from the 1940’s and 50’s. The term “pin-up” comes from mass produced pictures that were meant to be hung informally and “pinned up” on someone’s wall. Am I encouraging the oppression of women’s empowerment, or am I acknowledging and empowering a woman’s ability to embrace her sexuality? A Classic Vargas Girl that made the guys go nuts!īefore I continue, I feel it is important to define what pin-up actually is–or was. I find myself feeling trapped in this duality of guilt and adoration. I think of women like Bettie Page, who broke boundaries and embraced her sexuality, or Dita von Teese, who is the Queen of Burlesque and a fashion icon. I recall paintings by artists I admire like Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Zoe Mozert, and, in recent years, Greg Hildebrandt.
#Modern day pinupgirls plus#
What do you think about when you read/hear the term, pin-up? Sexy women? The 50’s? Vintage style clothing? World War II Nose Cones? Or does the word, objectification, come to mind? For me, it has always been a little bit of all of those, plus something else. ©Greg Hildebrandt and Spiderweb Art Gallery He works primarily in digital, creating his basic figures in 3D with a program called Poser, then painting them in Photoshop.This image may look hot, but it was bitter cold the day I posed for this.
He gets his inspiration from the classic pin-up masters such as Alberto Vargas, George Petty and Gil Elvgren, as well as Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), vintage pulp magazines, erotic, alt/fetish, fantasy and surrealist art, old Playboys and, of course, over 12 years of working with adult clients, porn stars and erotic content. His work is a contemporary mix of traditional vintage pin-up, scifi/fantasy and street art. It was something I had always wanted to do but never took the time because of my work, so I decided to dig in and I love it." Pin-up art just seemed like a natural progression for me. "At some point, after working for so many major clients over the years, designing cool, sexy stuff for them, I started to realize that I needed to step back, get some perspective and focus on doing more art for myself for a change. I've been drawing pinups in some shape or form for as long as I can remember Sean Earley He quickly built up a large clientele of famous porn stars, adult producers, fetish models, escorts, rock stars and dominatrixes, eventually earning the reputation as the "go-to" guy in the adult industry for edgy, erotic, fetish oriented design.
#Modern day pinupgirls professional#
He splits his time working as a marketing consultant, author, designer and more recently, added pin-up artist to his many titles.Īfter spending his younger years as a professional musician, in 1999, he started a design career by checking out a box of VCR tapes on Photoshop, and a week later, launched a successful adult design business. Sean Earley was born in Ohio and grew up in Seattle Washington.
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