![]() ![]() Greek art sought to idealise this liaison between worldly mentor and his callow companion by focusing, to the point of obsession, on the beauty of the younger man. None understood this better than the ancient Greeks, who were not shy to depict the various sources of pleasure to be found in the socially acceptable relationships between older man and youth, or erastes and eromenos. Only now can we properly appreciate that Eros comes in many guises. ![]() With the growing acceptance of sexual diversity has come a rethinking of the role played by homosexuality in art history. It is only in relatively recent times that the subject of homoeroticism has been able to be addressed with any seriousness at all. Yet art is never greater than when it questions social convention and exposes hypocrisy. Homosexuality has, for most of history, been a taboo subject.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |