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Terry J Cyr … Artist & Extraordinary Man

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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

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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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Mon Graffito

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Mon Graffito, photographer and artist, behind his camera.

Mon divides his time between Holland and Rome. In Holland, he lives with his husband of thirteen years in his small, well-kept apartment; his private world, as he calls it, his “refuge from a noisy and dis-ordered world outside.” In Rome, where an artist can unleash his imagination, he stays at a friend’s house.

mongraffito.blogspot.com

That’s right, Mon is an artist. During the course of our communication, Mon drew the above piece and dedicated it to me. I can’t tell you how flattered I am. The next picture gives you a glimpse of another side of this intriguing man.

Everything about Mon is a celebration of the human male, his art, his photography, his lifestyle, his persona, even his magnificent body. Mon’s first artistic encounter began as a child when his father gave him a camera. Here are a few photographs in his portfolio:

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On the street, using various lenses and tricks, he captures faces, fascinated by the limitless contortions of human expression. A few samples.

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Robert Siegelman’s Incredibly Sensuous Photography

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Few photographers have a true understanding of the male physic and psyche; Robert Siegelman is one of them.

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He understands light and shadow. He understands angles and poses. He understands the very essence of masculinity, all of which are dramatically present in his work.

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Never mind those monotonous and endless displays of perfectly sculpted men. Siegelman’s models are more like the rest of us, yet magnificent in form and representative of the word beauty.

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Siegelman shrinks from nothing, unaffected by religious dogma and society’s nonsensical mores, allowing the magic and mystery of the male body in glorious detail to take form on his canvas. Every shadow and crease is fair game. Every nuance is sought by his lens. The poses he inspires and directs are nothing less than emotional outlets for the mind.

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He captures what we see in dreams and what we fantasize about. He tells us it’s okay to admire your own kind. He tells us to be unashamed of our bodies and our sexuality. He frees us from the bondage imposed by superficial autocrats.

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As you scroll through these amazing images, let your mind catch the breeze of Siegelman’s artistic inspiration. Go where he goes when he’s behind the lens. Let your eyes capture the compelling details of the male form as you imagine the textures and fragrances and damp warmth of a man’s body.

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