Tom of Finland Seura buttons

Recently I had the opportunity to design buttons for the Tom of Finland Seura. I’ve been a fan of the art of Tom of Finland for years. I can’t think of any more skilled pencil work really. His style is so unique and has so much importance for the Gay community. It has always saddened me that people don’t appreciate his art. All they see in it is porn. Yes, there is a lot of that too, but you could label any art into one aspect of it. Picasso can be just childish color splashing and Kandinsky just silly lines… well, art is always up to the viewer. We see different things in the same picture. I see a lot more than porn in the art of Tom of Finland. For me it was an honor to do nice buttons for the organization.
ART BY NADIA

Published: 15th September 2013

Categorised in: Friends of Tom