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Richard TaylorThe Male Gaze: Literally. Playboy Cartoon1969
1969
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About the Item
We often hear about the "Female Gaze." It's how women view art and society from the female perspective. However, we rarely hear about the " Male Gaze" .
In this 1969 Playboy cartoon, the Male Gaze is celebrated figuratively and literally.
The present work encapsulates the perspective of a male stranger as he studies a nude woman through a window, in that it objectifies and sexualizes women. That is precisely the point here. In this case, it's not just a woman, it's a remarkable woman — a beautiful woman - an extraordinary ideal woman who is a young model with perfect sexual proportions and was cast as the epitome of feminine pulchritude. The male voyeur passerby is supposed to represent all the readers of Playboy Magazine in 1969. Yet, Playboy estimated that women made up about 20% of their readers /voyeurs as well. We have to assume that when it comes to looking at a super beautiful nude model, Playboy felt that we are all voyeurs… no matter what age or sex.
Playboy's tagline was "Entertainment for Men," and perhaps also for some women. According to this concept, showcasing super-beautiful, sexy women models was a central factor in fulfilling their branding concept. In this cartoon, the caption is mumbled by the bearded beatnik artist, which reads. “ What the hell, let him look - most of my paintings are for the man in the street anyway”
What’s funny about the cartoon is the unexpectedness of it all. An older male passerby from the street uninvitedly leans into an open ground-floor window of an artist's studio. He surprises a nude female model and then nonchalantly studies her while he puffs on a butt. Despite the startled model's reaction, it’s okay with the artist. In fact, it's the point of his work, as the artist paints pictures of beautiful women so that every man can gaze at them.
Cartoonist Richard Taylor masterfully communicates a complex narrative in a single image. A lot is going on graphically, and if you follow the lines of sight, it keeps on supporting the underlying narrative and punchline of this gag cartoon. A male voyeur stares at a nude model. The nude model stares back. While they stare at each other, the artist stares at the painting of the model; meanwhile, the same model, now in a finished painting hanging on the wall, stares back at the Artist. Everything comes full circle. Taylor's ingenious compositional devices reinforce the male point of view in this circular and perhaps endless dynamic that men like to gaze at beautiful women.
Signed upper left. R. Taylor. Board size 15 x 11.5
Published: May 1968 Playboy Magazine
Provenance: Taraba Illustration Art
- Creator:Richard Taylor (1730, American)
- Creation Year:1969
- Dimensions:Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
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- Condition:almost pristine condition with a ever so slight bow to the board.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385316865682
Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor creates in his Milwaukee Riverwest studio. His artwork is both 2- and 3-dimensional, ranging from site-specific outdoor sculpture to paintings on canvas, to the fusion of painting and sculpture. He shows in galleries across the country, and has completed dozens of commissions for corporations, hospitals and municipalities nationwide. Influences on his work include music, poetry, and urban existence. Source material varies from postage stamps, found objects and signage to alphabets, numbers and literature. He plays the saxophone and is very influenced by both jazz and classical music. He served as the artist-in-residence for Quad/Graphics, a national printer, for eleven years, painting huge murals and creating site-specific sculptures. He has taught part-time at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and continues to be an avid student of Art History. Travel to cultural destinations and time spent living in San Diego serve as influences on his work, as does the agricultural landscape of his native Wisconsin.
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