These slithery pretty boys were based on models from the late 80s Undergear and International Male catalogues. If you’re not familiar with those publications, they were glossy mail-order catalogues that had pages upon pages of images of healthy, beautiful men with hairless, sculpted bodies sporting items like breakaway stripper pants.
"International Male Serpent 3", 1995, 7"x10.5", $75
"International Male Serpent 1", 1995, 8"x10", $75
"International Male Snake 1", 1995, 8"x10", $40
"International Male Snake 2", 1995, 8"x10", $40
"International Male Snake 3", 1995, 8"x10", $40
"International Male Merman 1", 1995, 8"x10", $40
"International Male Merman 1", 1995, 8"x10", $40
"International Male Shark", 1995, 8"x10", $40
"International Male Seahorse", 1995, 7.5"x10", $40
"International Male Swordfish", 1995, 8.5"x11", $40
I must have doodled these phallic grotesques as an antidote to all my images of Gymbunnies and Muscle Marys. (I kinda wish I'd made more of them.)
