Roberto Ferri

Roberto Ferri (born 1978) is an Italian artist and painter from Taranto, Italy. His stunning work is represented in important private collections in Rome, Milan, London, Paris, New York, Madrid, Barcelona, Miami, San Antonio (Texas), Qatar, Dublin, Boston, Malta, and the Castle of Menerbes in Provence.

As a modern-day talent, painting in a classical style, Roberto Ferri is giving the world an artist’s view of the beauty of the human form. His work is stunning.

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Terry J Cyr … Artist & Extraordinary Man

Extraordinary men do extraordinary things; some of them create beauty where there was none. Terry J Cyr creates images … images of men, images that foster the beauty of the male form that will live on well beyond the the artist’s lifetime. Terry’s tools-of-the-trade: a camera of course, but that’s perhaps the least on the list. There is his mastery of light, a skill way beyond the average photographer that is so critical to the final result. There is his imagination, which reminds us the male form is one of Mother Nature’s finest endeavors. But the most important tool of all in Terry’s arsenal is his sensitivity … his love of life, his vision, all of which are pleasantly evident in his body of work.

Travis ... From the Caravaggio Series

In Terry’s own words:

This article gives you only a glimpse of this remarkable man, his work, his thoughts and his life’s experiences. For more see Terry’s two websites:

The Naked Man Project and Cyr Photo Blogspot

Prints are available at both locations.

Model Brian Brooks

One man’s exploration in finding himself and his search for light, beauty, desire and art.

by Terry L Cyr

I recently turned my creative eye to the nude male form and began a personal exploration of what it stirred within myself as an aging gay man and the impact it had on my life. The Naked Man Project is a twelve-month endeavor to expose that raw, sensual, and often sexual side of naked men. Not just a study on homoerotic art, it involves beautiful men of all kinds, often featuring straight men exposed as reflections of themselves in artistic nudes. Though the writing [accompanying the images] becomes a meditation on sexuality and desire and how it’s revealed in gay art, the images strive to defy boundaries of erotic photography and reveal what we face at the core of ourselves when we are naked, exposed and at our most vulnerable. The two become a personal history of my life. my dreams and aspirations, friendships, inspiration; a delving into my own gay sexuality that is a journey of discovery and illumination as a gay artist. It is an in-depth look into the heart and soul of my artistic expression, drawing from my background in theater lighting design and a life-long fascination with art. My images are inspired by the classic works of Caravaggio, Mapplethorpe and Fred Holland Day.

Model ... Travis

“I often wonder how many people create works in a vacuum that nobody sees. How many people feel unworthy of the creative process? How many people never begin the dream because it seems impossible? How many people live lives stuck, without a means of expression? Stuck in a job? Stuck in a relationship? Stuck in their own limitations?”

Model ... Jared

“My advice now is: don’t be so judgmental of yourself, create the dream, name it, and follow it. Somehow empower yourself with what you do. I have made a lot of mistakes and created lots of truly bad images, but it is the process of growing so allow yourself to fail. Allow that dream to extend beyond what you know and expand the vision to a limitless possibility. Go for it; don’t wait until you become a middle-aged man to realize your potential. But most important believe in it and work toward it every single day.”

Model ... Chad

“I have barely been out of the studio for almost a year now and there is a part of myself that feels it has stagnated. I know for sure I have lived far too much in my head and not Continue reading

Lucian Freud

Born in Berlin in 1922, Freud was the son of an Austrian Jewish father, Ernst Ludwig Freud, an architect, and a German Jewish mother, Lucie née Brasch and he was a grandson of Sigmund Freud.

Lucian Freud in Studio

He moved with his family to St John’s Wood, London, in 1933 to escape the rise of Nazism. He became a British citizen in 1939, having attended Dartington Hall School in Totnes, Devon, and later Bryanston School.

Freud was a British painter. Known chiefly for his thickly impasted portrait and figure paintings, he was widely considered the pre-eminent British artist of his time. His works are noted for their psychological penetration, and for their often discomfiting examination of the relationship between artist and model.

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Dana Richardson’s Photography

If you see this man, hide your daughters and report the sighting to the local authorities … so warns this artist himself, lest she end up in front of his camera. I would add: hide her only if she has an adventurous spirit; only if she enjoys celebrating her body; only if she is out for a bolder taste of life.

Glamorous is not a word that comes to mind, nor is pretentious or boring. The words sensuous, daring, adventurous, uninhibited, provocative or exquisite are more appropriate for Dana Richardson’s images.

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Do the sets compliment Dana Richardson’s models by design? Are the hues and textures intended to flatter the model’s shape and the color of their skin? Of course they are … such composition comes naturally from a creative mind.

Dana Richardson is a photographer working in Toronto that has chosen to enlighten the world with his masterful photography. Millions have viewed his work online. Beyond what you see here, you can see more of his images on his blog. Prints are available at his website. More about the artist at  http://www.saatchionline.com/dnurv.

Open to working with both genders, Dana Richardson simply has an eye for an intriguing photograph.

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Jim Ferringer … Master of Male Imagery

Are male nudes really art? Are men as aesthetically pleasing as women? What about those penises and dangly bits you have to contend with?  We’ve all heard these old cliches and diatribes. Jim Ferringer puts the question to rest with his photography, his instinct for beautiful male images and his amazing creative ability to manipulate pixels.

No rational person can view Jim Ferringer’s work and not come away with a redefined perspective of nude male art. Men are one half of humanity, a  mutually complimentary part that, when combined with the other half, equals the whole. No one doubts or questions female beauty. Jim creates images that urge us to appreciate the masculine side of the equation.

A quote from Jim Ferringer’s website:

“I am fascinated and in love with light. It’s what draws me to the art of photography and what I strive to capture in my imagery. To me the art of manipulated photographs is the ability to see and paint with light and combined images. Through the manipulation of images and the overlaying of textures, most of my work ends up looking like paintings. I am captivated by the beauty of men, all men, and have embarked on a journey to explore that in my current imagery. These manipulated photos explore the world of the beauty of the male body and soul. My work is a reflection of my thoughts as I make sense of the world around me. They are my notes as I navigate through. They are part of a process of a releasing of my sense of self and finding what is beyond my limited thoughts. To me, there is something about the beauty of the human figure which stimulates contemplation of life’s deepest mysteries and stories.” -Jim

What is our most compelling ambition in life? What comprises our endless fantasies and dreams? What is physically and mentally associated with our most basic need? For virtually all of us it’s the need for a companion, a partner in life, and for many of us that happens to be a male. Jim Ferringer’s images explain why.

Original Photo By Jan Griffioen

Using his own photography or that of other photographers, Jim goes to work adding, subtracting, moving, remixing and manipulating pixels with his own unique style until the finished work can be construed as nothing short of original art.

Based on Original Photo by Aurelio Monge.

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Prints of Jim’s work are available at Red Bubble.

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Visit Jim Ferringer’s website at DREAMS AND OTHER MYSTERIES

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