Tickling in Art

[sheisgone24]

OMG - talk about 'job satisfaction'!!!
-That reminds me of a story I read once about a garden full of marble statues in various agonized-yet-aroused positions. They only appeared to be marble though, they were actally petrified humans who could feel everything that touched them. They had been frozen in the middle of whatever torturous erotic tickling act was being performed on them, never able to achieve release, always open to the ministrations of anyone who walked through the garden. Of course this was explained to the main character of the story, who was then encouraged to tease and tickle the statues as much as he wanted (while the author described to the readers exactly what the statue was feeing). . . .
Wish I could remember where I read that!

This is what came up when I searched "tickled sculpture" .... quite nice
... I like the song too ....

http://youtu.be/20AfkjF-p0I

 

[The Director]

That picture of the David statue is pricelss. Cute and wicked at the same time. And as for the story about the marble statues, I wouldn't mind spending a weekend being tickled and teased like that!

 

[tendersilky]

Detail of Donatello's David

Bronze sculpture 1440's. Bargello Museum, Florence
The feathers are from Goliath's winged helmet on which David is resting his foot.

 

[Odysseus Queen]

Gisgone, you are a goddess!!!
Only you could find this this angle of this sculpture!!
--Please tell me you took it yourself -- On a fabulous Tickle Tour of European museums!

 

[Odysseus Queen]

Back at ya, G -

Considering where his left hand is, you have to wonder what his right one is doing . . ;-)

I always wondered how Hades 'persuaded' Persphone to agree to his terms!!

 

[Kalamos]

Bronze sculpture 1440's. Bargello Museum, Florence
The feathers are from Goliath's winged helmet on which David is resting his foot.

Odd bit of trivia: Leonardo was reputed to be the model for this one David.

-> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci

 

[sheisgone24]

Gisgone, you are a goddess!!!
Only you could find this this angle of this sculpture!!
--Please tell me you took it yourself -- On a fabulous Tickle Tour of European museums!

Odysseus Queen - this wasn't me, this was Tendersilky! So maybe it was Silky that took the tickle tour of Europe!

Tendersilky - Funny I thought about Donatello's David and that feather a few days ago! Great minds! Great minds!

 

[sheisgone24]

Considering where his left hand is, you have to wonder what his right one is doing . . ;-)

I always wondered how Hades 'persuaded' Persphone to agree to his terms!!

Hades would have had no problems if he went about it in that fashion!

Odd bit of trivia: Leonardo was reputed to be the model for this one David.

-> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci

Kalamos - thanks for dropping in on our thread. From your location I wonder , have you had the pleasure of viewing either of the Davids in the "flesh" ..... [giggles]

That picture of the David statue is pricelss. Cute and wicked at the same time. And as for the story about the marble statues, I wouldn't mind spending a weekend being tickled and teased like that!

I think someone is going to have to find this story! Or write it over!!!

 

[Kalamos]

Kalamos - thanks for dropping in on our thread. From your location I wonder , have you had the pleasure of viewing either of the Davids in the "flesh" ..... [giggles]

Not yet.
Maybe someday.

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I'm a fan of Canova's though, and I had the lucky chance to see some of his feminine sculpt when I used to wander Europe, as a younger hauberk.

Please, allow me to contribute to this fine thread in more than just words.
This is one of my favourite works of his.

 

[Odysseus Queen]

OMG - once again, I owe my dear friend Tendersilky an apology! I swear, some days I am only half here. Sincere apologies if anyone was offended.

Gisgone - you are still a goddess!!!

Tendersilky - you are ALWAYS a goddess!!!

Kalamos - I don't know you, but you can be a goddess if you want to! 🙂

I am an idiot. But I hope my charm will make up for it, and everyone will forgive me. xo
Will try to pay better attention in the future!!! xo

PS - if any talented writers out there would like to take on the statue-story challenge, I would not object!!!! I Might even be persuaded to do some 'illustrations', in return . . . . .??!!!?

 

[Odysseus Queen]

I wrote : Although that does make me wonder what sort of highly intellectual discussions will be held be pretentious Professors of Art about the material the works of erotic art being produced today.
How do you think the art pundits of the future will analyze the art on the TMF??[/QUOTE]

-- OK, obviously I REALLY need to edit my posts!! I just love it when I THINK I am sounding so educated and smooth, only to discover that 2am posts just usually turn out to sound . . .well . . . stoooopid!!!
English IS my first language! REALLY it is!!!!
I can use proper grammar . . . REALLY I can!!!

Gisgone wrote: I really hope my senior thesis advisor read my "Edgar Degas Is a Foot Fetishist" post and had an apoplexy - there's a nice 19th century word for the kiddies! I hated that woman! She was beyond conservative! I am not sure she thought that anything produced after 1915 was considered "real art" .... I wonder if future generations of art critics will think of us a quaint and endearing or as radicals. Maybe both.

--what a cogent reply to my incompetant post!! I hope your TA had an apoplexy too - and I don't even know her!! She sounds like an art snob.
Maybe she just needs to lighten up? Perhaps have a good . . . Laugh!!?!?!?!?

[giggles] But where has G gone?? Gone to town?? Gone to the dogs?? Gone crazy now???

I like to think she's gone shopping, actually. Perhaps for some sexy new shoes!?

 

[sheisgone24]

I wrote : Although that does make me wonder what sort of highly intellectual discussions will be held be pretentious Professors of Art about the material the works of erotic art being produced today.
How do you think the art pundits of the future will analyze the art on the TMF??

-- OK, obviously I REALLY need to edit my posts!! I just love it when I THINK I am sounding so educated and smooth, only to discover that 2am posts just usually turn out to sound . . .well . . . stoooopid!!!
English IS my first language! REALLY it is!!!!
I can use proper grammar . . . REALLY I can!!!

No worries! I have to go back and edit so many of my posts! I understood you.

Gisgone wrote: I really hope my senior thesis advisor read my "Edgar Degas Is a Foot Fetishist" post and had an apoplexy - there's a nice 19th century word for the kiddies! I hated that woman! She was beyond conservative! I am not sure she thought that anything produced after 1915 was considered "real art" .... I wonder if future generations of art critics will think of us a quaint and endearing or as radicals. Maybe both.

--what a cogent reply to my incompetant post!! I hope your TA had an apoplexy too - and I don't even know her!! She sounds like an art snob.
Maybe she just needs to lighten up? Perhaps have a good . . . Laugh!!?!?!?!?

Oh MY!!! I am not sure about that ... there would be some crazy edgy avant guard shit there!!

[giggles] But where has G gone?? Gone to town?? Gone to the dogs?? Gone crazy now???

I like to think she's gone shopping, actually. Perhaps for some sexy new shoes!?[/QUOTE]

Shoes did someone say shoes!???

 

[tendersilky]

Sculptures

No worries, OdysseusQueen! I'm pleased you were delighted by it, & Gisgone was about to post it anyway.

Beautiful Canova, Kalamos - I like marble best for sculptures of human forms because it looks so delicate & pliable; it's hard not to touch.
Interesting about Leonardo posing for Donatello's bronze David - love the kind of trivia that gives us a little more insight into the personal history of those amazing artists.

And speaking of sculptures that tempt you to touch:

 

[sheisgone24]

No worried, OdysseusQueen! I'm pleased you were delighted by it, & Gisgone was about to post it anyway.

Beautiful Canova, Kalamos - I like marble best for sculptures of human forms because it looks so delicate & pliable; it's hard not to touch.
Interesting about Leonardo posing for Donatello's bronze David - love the kind of trivia that gives us a little more insight into the personal history of those amazing artists.

And speaking of sculptures that tempt you to touch:

I definitely want to run my fingers along those toes!!!

Tendersilky - I might have posted the Donatello, but I did not have it from that angle!

Have we posted this one before - I couldn't find it in the earlier replies.
Ancient Greek Marble Sculpture current at the Louvre - Pan Tickling Foot of Man.

 

[sheisgone24]

A little modern tickle sculpture anyone??

This is actually for sale at the Seattle Arts Galleries .... when I redecorate maybe......

Stop Tickling Me Louise - artist unknown

 

[sheisgone24]

I have not ordered the book, but the illustrations do look intriguing...

More... (and yes...that's tickling...or at least it's most appropriate accompaniment)

OOHHHHHHH! How have we not unearthed these before now?????
Bravo!!!!

 

[Odysseus Queen]

ilikepetites - You are my new hero!!!!! What a treasure trove!

 

[Kalamos]

And speaking of sculptures that tempt you to touch:

Ah, that reminds me of Vigeland's art.

-> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogner_Park

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I think I have a shot of a female friend of mine, "tickling" a sculpt of a Vigeland woman, further reinforcing the feeling of being touch friendly.
I'll be sifting through older pictures.

 

[Odysseus Queen]

I LOVE Viegeland!!! The park in Oslo blew me away!
If you find that picture you must post it!

 

[Odysseus Queen]

This thread cannot die!!

I'm really glad folks got hooked by the statue idea. Still wish I could find that story - although it might be more fun to make up back-stories for the works of art that attract us -- like these, for example!

OK, I know the first one is pretty straight-forward (it's an illustration from a story called The Weekend Visit, by the same fellow who wrote The Way of a Man . . .)
But the in the second, I like to think his hand is going straight for her armpit
In the third, I think he's tickling her with a paintbrush- we just can't see it for the fold.
And in the fourth , . . well, to continue our "fun with statues" line.

 

[Kalamos]

And in the fourth , . . well, to continue our "fun with statues" line.

That looks like Paolo Serpieri's handiwork.

🙂

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I LOVE Viegeland!!! The park in Oslo blew me away!
If you find that picture you must post it!

Of course I found it...
I even edited some key features out, so I could feel safer posting it here.

...

Am I a nice guy or what?

😀

 

[Odysseus Queen]

You are a prince!! I'm sure the owners of the real identities feel much better.

And yes, you are absolutely right about the statue pic. It is Serpieri, found on this website: http://www.druuna.net/bienvenue-an.htm?page=galeries-an

 

[sheisgone24]

No! No! NO!

The thread CANNOT die!! Thank you Queen for giving us the bump today! I will see what I have buried away in the dark corners of the laptop ....

This is an illustration from a 5th Century AD edition of the Kama Sutra ....
hmmmm first position of the always lovely foot mouth molestation????
Sorry I am in a very cheeky mood this afternoon!!!

I'm really glad folks got hooked by the statue idea. Still wish I could find that story - although it might be more fun to make up back-stories for the works of art that attract us -- like these, for example!

OK, I know the first one is pretty straight-forward (it's an illustration from a story called The Weekend Visit, by the same fellow who wrote The Way of a Man . . .)
But the in the second, I like to think his hand is going straight for her armpit
In the third, I think he's tickling her with a paintbrush- we just can't see it for the fold.
And in the fourth , . . well, to continue our "fun with statues" line.

 

[Odysseus Queen]

A couple more for the thread

The first is a lesser-known version of The Nightmare. It was one of the first works of art that sparked my erotic imagination. (What DID that imp just do to that poor girl?!)

And the second is a vintage print I just found on the net. I don't know that the artist intended to do a tickling scene, but it sure looks like one to me!

Enjoy, gang!!

 

[sheisgone24]

The first is a lesser-known version of The Nightmare. It was one of the first works of art that sparked my erotic imagination. (What DID that imp just do to that poor girl?!)

And the second is a vintage print I just found on the net. I don't know that the artist intended to do a tickling scene, but it sure looks like one to me!

Enjoy, gang!!

It looks like that pirate is doing some tummy tickling to me too! Yum!
Queen, you just keep finding these rare gems!!