The Erotic Art Of William Monje In Four Parts

Or

The Fine Art Version Of Making Love Down Through The Ages,

Which is Best When You Use Your Imagination

Part One is an introduction entitled "Confessions of an Erotic Artist" and covers some personal background on the artist; the aesthetics of art and erotic art in particular; the origins of inspiration for producing erotic art; public and other attitudes toward erotic art; and the hypocrisy of censorship, especially of a political nature, taking into consideration erotic art has been around for centuries but mostly locked away in the vaults of privileged persons and institutions while being banned, usually by law, from the public in general. The text is written by the artist and illustrated with examples of his erotic art where relative to the text, but is not the main and extensive exhibit, which appears in the following three parts.

Part One: "Confessions of an Erotic Artist," an Illustrated Introduction

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  Part Two is an extensive exhibit of about sixty pieces of erotic art, in color with full page images, mostly in pen and ink and watercolor, both originals and hand-colored prints, but with other media, such as oils. The artist's first set of pen and ink drawings were characters only, but with a background of scenic art and set design, it didn't take long before all his erotic art was staged in elaborate and colorful settings. To quote a critic's review from the 1970s:

"His work eschews the blatant and centers on finesse, delicacy and idealism. The works are whimsical, often hidden  . . . partially revealing yet withal conceived with lithesome grace.

"His backgrounds are carefully detailed to effect the time of the art in history. This gives them a classical sense  . . . the timeless milieu. Yet his scenes are realistic . . . the costumes befitting the periods . . . faces effecting historical accuracy and the actions elevated above the pragmatism abounding today in movies and the written word."

Part Two: The Main Exhibit of Erotic Art

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  Part Three is an exhibit of erotic art as a set of ten block prints, printed, signed and numbered by the artist. The brief opening text also defines the mechanics of "original graphics," which is also the legal definition, one that escapes most art collectors because it is rarely mentioned by publishers of mass produced art prints taken from another medium, such as oils or watercolor, even though they may be signed and numbered by the artist.

With a block print, the original image exists only on the block, meticulously carved with knives and chisels on the surface of a block by the artist, which means the printed image is not taken from another medium, and each block print is, in itself, an original graphic.

There are several other erotic art block prints in addition to the set of ten represented in this exhibit, and all the original blocks still exist, meaning more block prints can be made from those carved blocks.

Part Three: A Collection of Erotic Art Block Prints, Meaning Original Graphics

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Part Four of this erotic art exhibit are images of sculpture. Some of the sculpture depicted herein is in modeling clay, but those pieces have existing molds and are also being reproduced in wax for bronze castings. Other pieces of sculpture by the artist, in bronze, also exist, but they and the copyrights have been sold and are not available for this exhibit.

Another sculpture exhibit, entitled "Girls with Open Blouses," easily identified by that title, are done in a polymer ceramic clay, are fire hardened, and are one of a kind, each signed and copyrighted by the artist. Some are monochrome, but the ones in color are not painted; they are sculpted using different colored clays.

Part Four: The Erotic Sculpture of William Monje

 

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