Bondage Bonus

These de Mullotto pieces are the last of those received from the very generous Bridgitte, a bonus of bondage art from a fine young lady who has enjoyed a close relationship with the artist.

 

As noted in prior posts, these represent some of the earliest attempts of any artist to compose work of this nature in a CG environment. Today, the discipline has been well refined. I post them here for the sake of completion.

 

The artist worked as an illustrator in a variety of fields simultaneously, but signed these works "de Mullotto" to protect his professional identity.

Mark of the Master, his epic of Satanic bondage and submission, was recently reprinted by 'Wet Angel', a division of Creation Books. The quality of the 'Stanton Archives' original (1980) is definitely superior in terms of printing and reproduction, but the reprint is worth having if you don't have the Stanton version.

In the new printing, the text font has has been changed, and a double-page spread that appeared in the center of the 'Stanton Archives' version now appears across the inside of the glossy front and back covers.    

 

Wherever you are today, Mr. de Mullotto, I wish you well.

More Love For The Brute Beauty of Samura Hiroaki

A brief return to Hitodenasi no KOI  (Love of the Brute; 2006), the Sadean masterpiece by Samura Hiroaki.

Easily one of the most confronting, aesthetically brilliant, potent works of the imagination I've ever seen, it contrasts idyllic images of youth with Bosch-like visions of horror, torture, and euphoria.

I've always admired artists who bring such finesse to such inflammatory subject matter.

Pieces like this demonstrate the raw power of uncompromised expression.

Sexual abuse often involves gross betrayal. Samura's work is rife with betrayal and the shattering of trust.

The theme was explored rigorously in his disturbing  Bradherley's Coach, a heartbreaking manga in which  the hopes and dreams of orphans are destroyed by an aristocratic patron.

The manga remains one of the most moving affirmations of life by virtue of its intense focus on the taking and abuse of it.

Samura's art depicts a world of carnal nihilism in which the appetite of one is satisfied at the expense of another --  certainly not a theme foreign to any of us living in economies driven by the accumulation of capital.

The modern artists I'd most closely associate Samura with in terms of their aesthetic are de Mullotto (see separate blog) and Frenchman Antoine Bernhart (see separate blog also), two creators of extraordinary visions of sexual psychosis.

Samura also shares company with Toshio Saeki, Suehiro Maruo, Hideshi Hino, and Robert Bishop.
   

 

A stunning piece from Antoine Bernhard

The work and courage of these brilliant artists celebrates the complexity and preciousness of life by illuminating its fragility.

de Sade's work continues.

The Potent Art of de Mullotto (Strong Material)

I stumbled on the work of de Mullotto when I was gathering the works of FE Campbell and Robert Bishop. de Mullotto's illustrations grace the covers of paperbacks from House of Milan and Bizarre Library/Star Distributors.


The story, credited to Turk Winter, opens with this:


Mark of the Master, de Mullotto's illustrated S/M horror story of a young woman kidnapped by a Satanic cult, piqued my interest with its graphic, powerful imagery.

I don't remember paying $8 for it. More like $48.

These illustrations certainly provide a contrast to Bishop's more evocative, lyrical work.

The plot involves Satan's search for a Queen. Being Satan, he has unorthodox courting methods:



Much of this feels and reads like a lurid porno paperback.

I find the artist's illustration odd but fascinating.

It's not surprising at all that de Mullotto joined forces with Eric Stanton's New York City-based Stanton Archives after Stanton called the artist to express admiration for his work.

According to his website, de Mulotto produced 8000 drawings between '68 and '85.

Although S/M * B/D art are his passions, he also custom painted motorcycles and did many commissions for a loyal client base.

Recently, I came across some interesting computer-generated art that I suspected was the work of de mullotto. I was right.

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Harder, nastier de Mullotto website at:

http://www.d3mullottoextreme.com/

Softer site at:

http://www.demullotto.com/