In those days, a gay man was made to feel nothing but shame about his feelings and his sexuality. I wanted my drawings to counteract that, to show gay men being happy and positive about who they were. Oh, I didn't sit down to think this all out carefully. But I knew - right from the start - that my men were going to be proud and happy men!
If I don't have an erection when I'm doing a drawing, I know it's no good. - Tom Of Finland
If I don't have an erection when I'm doing a drawing, I know it's no good.
- Tom Of Finland
My whole life long I have done nothing but interpret my dreams of ultimate masculinity, and draw them. - Tom Of Finland
My whole life long I have done nothing but interpret my dreams of ultimate masculinity, and draw them.
In those days, a gay man was made to feel nothing but shame about his feelings and his sexuality. I wanted my drawings to counteract that, to show ga… - Tom Of Finland
In those days, a gay man was made to feel nothing but shame about his feelings and his sexuality. I wanted my drawings to counteract that, to show ga…
The abstract, especially in those rough sketches, is very important to me, perhaps because of my advertising background, where layout is so important… - Tom Of Finland
The abstract, especially in those rough sketches, is very important to me, perhaps because of my advertising background, where layout is so important…
I almost never draw a completely naked man. He has to have at least a pair of boots or something on. To me, a fully dressed man is more erotic than a… - Tom Of Finland
I almost never draw a completely naked man. He has to have at least a pair of boots or something on. To me, a fully dressed man is more erotic than a…
I know my little 'dirty drawings' are never going to hang in the main salons of the Louvre, but it would be nice if - I would like to say 'when,' but… - Tom Of Finland
I know my little 'dirty drawings' are never going to hang in the main salons of the Louvre, but it would be nice if - I would like to say 'when,' but…
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