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Lust For The Devil: The Erotic-Satanic Art Of Felicien Rops
The first true flowering of Satanism in erotic art came with the Belgian artist Felicien Rops (1833-1898). Rops commingled elements of death, prostitution and the Satanic in his work, particularly in his series Les Sataniques. These 80 images between them display the full range of Felicien Rops' darkest subject matter, revolving around his Baudelairean fusion of sex, death and Satan; they also run the gamut of the artistic techniques Rops employed and reveal the driving obsession and skill behind his work.
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First published April 30, 2013
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July 20, 2020
3.5/5
Finding books collecting the works of Felicien Rops is, as is the case with every other Symbolist artist (including the larger names), dJUHUifficult. If this were not a truth, I might feel different about, "Lust for the Devil: The Erotic-Satanic Art of Felicien Rops", for while it brings together a strong mix of black and white artwork with the more appealing paintings, along with a brief article written by the great JK Huysmanys, the work overall, bound similar to a concert or exhibition program large format, feels glaringly incomplete. Having an essay of Rops and then following it with his work is one thing, but to put that work more into context and include more of paintings would've made this collection much stronger. As it is, if one enjoys Rops dark imagery, perverse inversions, obsession with death, obvious occult symbolizing, and sexual jokes, often juxtaposed, I'd recommend this work and only say as a caveat: if there's an upcoming work that improves on this book, it wouldn't hurt to hold out, but if time is an issue, this glossy pamphlet is good to have around.
Finding books collecting the works of Felicien Rops is, as is the case with every other Symbolist artist (including the larger names), dJUHUifficult. If this were not a truth, I might feel different about, "Lust for the Devil: The Erotic-Satanic Art of Felicien Rops", for while it brings together a strong mix of black and white artwork with the more appealing paintings, along with a brief article written by the great JK Huysmanys, the work overall, bound similar to a concert or exhibition program large format, feels glaringly incomplete. Having an essay of Rops and then following it with his work is one thing, but to put that work more into context and include more of paintings would've made this collection much stronger. As it is, if one enjoys Rops dark imagery, perverse inversions, obsession with death, obvious occult symbolizing, and sexual jokes, often juxtaposed, I'd recommend this work and only say as a caveat: if there's an upcoming work that improves on this book, it wouldn't hurt to hold out, but if time is an issue, this glossy pamphlet is good to have around.
August 29, 2021
Huysmans is a pent-up man-child, but his misogynist writing is hilariously entertaining if you're able to slog through it. Rops remains one of my favorite artists, and the plates in this text are well worth the grab. 1/5 for the mindless drivel and wild misreading of the pieces, 5/5 for the spectacular art.
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