The whole Nazi philosophy, the racism and all that, is hateful to me, but of course I drew them anyway-they had the sexiest uniforms!' – Touko Valio Laaksonen (Tom of Finland), quote source:.
I am thinking only about the picture itself. 'In my drawings I have no political statements to make, no ideology. Initially inspired by male laborers, his time in the army moved his artistic interest toward uniformed men. He destroyed all of them when the Finnish army conscripted him in 1940. At the age of 19, he started his studies in advertising while drawing erotic images in his spare time. Touko Valio Laaksonen was born in 1920 in Kaarina, near Turku in Finland.
His art revolves around strong gay masculinity, with men often clad in leather or uniform having joyful sex. He was friends with Robert Mapplethorpe, and Andy Warhol visited his first exhibition in a boot shop in 1978.
Item specifics Condition: Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Meet Tom of Finland, the artist that inspired the looks of Freddie Mercury and the Village People. Description Shipping and payments eBay item number: 125321593130 Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
