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Baneken
Arctic Light Inc.
Arctic Light
#1 - 2014-04-13 06:17:50 UTC
Tom of Finland gets his own post mark:
From Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish:
http://www.hs.fi/sunnuntai/Homoikoni+Tom+of+Finland+saa+oman+postimerkin/a1397270610121?ref=hs-hitaat-e-1
and from Itella in English:
http://www.itella.fi/group/english/current/2014/20140413_stamps.html

Send that to your prudish cousins at the bible belt next year from your visit Finland. Big smileShocked

Or heck we should send a truck load of these to Putins office. Twisted
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#2 - 2014-04-13 12:55:26 UTC
Does anyone not gay, and under the age of 40 even know who Tom of Finland is except some Finns ???

Classic stuff indeed, but became less popular after the viral devastation of the gay community in the 80s.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#3 - 2014-04-13 14:06:39 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Does anyone not gay, and under the age of 40 even know who Tom of Finland is except some Finns ???

Classic stuff indeed, but became less popular after the viral devastation of the gay community in the 80s.



what about those of us over 40 and not gay ....ive never bloody heard of him
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#4 - 2014-04-13 14:18:04 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
jason hill wrote:
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Does anyone not gay, and under the age of 40 even know who Tom of Finland is except some Finns ???

Classic stuff indeed, but became less popular after the viral devastation of the gay community in the 80s.



what about those of us over 40 and not gay ....ive never bloody heard of him



Congratulations......for once. My point exactly. Despite the fact you pose a question in answer to a question. Ugh.

ed: The only equivalent artist I can think of for an American stamp would be Robert Mapplethorpe, but unlike the more liberal Finns, they would be restricted to the flower portraits only.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Caleidascope
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2014-04-13 19:48:20 UTC
Never heard of him.

Next!

Life is short and dinner time is chancy

Eat dessert first!
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#6 - 2014-04-13 20:32:02 UTC
Caleidascope wrote:
Never heard of him.

Next!



Welp, now you have Big smile Their mission accomplished.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#7 - 2014-04-15 17:36:35 UTC
"The occasion for the latter is a national tribute to the illustrator Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland – and one of the best-known Finnish artists in the world – who died in 1991 after a career of gay erotic cartooning, and whose over-the-top look and attitude had an impact on areas of art and pop culture well beyond the leather bar."

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/finnish-stamps-to-honor-noted-erotic-illustrator/?smid=nytimesarts

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Baneken
Arctic Light Inc.
Arctic Light
#8 - 2014-04-15 19:49:47 UTC
You left out the important bit: Blink
Quote:
As Slate pointed out, the Tom of Finland stamps will be self-adhesive and “therefore require no licking.
Brujo Loco
Brujeria Teologica
#9 - 2014-04-15 22:26:29 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:



Despite the fact you pose a question in answer to a question. Ugh.



You never ever talked to a good ol´hardcore Rabbi uh? That would drive you nuts Big smile

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#10 - 2014-04-16 13:53:39 UTC
Brujo Loco wrote:
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:



Despite the fact you pose a question in answer to a question. Ugh.



You never ever talked to a good ol´hardcore Rabbi uh? That would drive you nuts Big smile



Nope. But I've gotten the same from Baptist sermonizers Lol

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Angelique Duchemin
Team Evil
#11 - 2014-04-16 17:35:06 UTC
Oh wow what a stamp. If they were usable here I would buy a whole box of them so I could use them for years.

The very sun of heaven seemed distorted when viewed through the polarising miasma welling out from this sea-soaked perversion, and twisted menace and suspense lurked leeringly in those crazily elusive angles of carven rock where a second glance shewed concavity after the first shewed convexity.

Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#12 - 2014-04-17 13:42:45 UTC
Hmm, you learn something new everyday. OOPE delivers again. Smile
ISD Ezwal
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#13 - 2014-04-17 22:53:23 UTC
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Sibyyl
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2014-04-18 05:18:47 UTC
These stamps make me want to write letters again. Also came in expecting Tom from MySpace, but pleasantly surprised..

Joffy Aulx-Gao for CSM. Fix links and OGB. Ban stabs from plexes. Fulfill karmic justice.
Baneken
Arctic Light Inc.
Arctic Light
#15 - 2014-04-18 06:28:42 UTC
Anyway should anyone be interested on finding more about the artist you should look for art-exhibitions announced here http://tomoffinlandfoundation.org/foundation/events.html
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#16 - 2014-04-18 13:17:29 UTC
I always found it odd that almost all of his drawn figures have the nearly same facial features...sort of a hyper-masculine look with full lips, high cheekbones, etc.

At least they don't all have big eyes like all those creepy paintings of children. Lol

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Baneken
Arctic Light Inc.
Arctic Light
#17 - 2014-04-18 15:03:08 UTC
I've noticed the same thing which aside from line work always tells me whose drawing it is that I'm looking for.